| 单词 | scouring |
| 释义 | Word Frequency scouring(ˈskaʊərɪŋ) noun 1. the act of cleaning or polishing a surface by washing and rubbing, as with an abrasive cloth Who wants to spend time on cleaning and scouring? The rubber moulding needed a good scouring. She paused from her incessant scrubbing and scouring. 2. the process of clearing a channel by the force of water The number of high-flow days each spring doubled, resulting in increased scouringof the stream channel. 3. an instance of causing livestock to purge their bowels The hair on his back legs was blistered off from all the scouring. Plants grown in saline soil might accumulate enough salt to cause scouring of animalswho eat too much. |
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