〔彻底地〕搜寻，翻找，搜查, scour

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scour / skaur ; skaʊə /
◙verb [T]
1. to search very carefully and thoroughly through an area, a document etc
• 〔彻底地〕搜寻，翻找，搜查:
»scour sth for sth
»Her family began to scour the countryside for a suitable house.
  她的家里人开始在乡村寻找合适的房子。
2. also scour out to clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material
• 擦净，擦亮;
【SYN】 scrub
»Ada was scouring out the pans.
  埃达在擦锅子。
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3. also scour out to form a hole by continuous movement over a long period
• 〔长期不断地〕冲刷成〔洞〕:
»Over the years, the stream had scoured out a round pool in the rock.
  经年累月，溪水在岩石上冲出了一个圆形水坑。