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单词 scour
释义
scourscour /skaʊɚ/ verb [transitive] Etymology
ETYMOLOGYscour
Origin: (1) 1400-1500 Probably from a Scandinavian language. (2-3) 1100-1200 Probably from Middle Dutch schuren, from Old French escurer, from Late Latin excurare to clean off, from Latin cura care
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
scour
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyscour
he, she, itscours
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyscoured
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave scoured
he, she, ithas scoured
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad scoured
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill scour
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have scoured
Continuous Form
PresentIam scouring
he, she, itis scouring
you, we, theyare scouring
PastI, he, she, itwas scouring
you, we, theywere scouring
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been scouring
he, she, ithas been scouring
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been scouring
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be scouring
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been scouring
Thesaurus
THESAURUS to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing
to remove dirt from something by rubbing or washing:  I need to clean the bathtub. She’s busy cleaning.
to use water, and often soap, to clean clothes, dishes, parts of your body, or uncooked food:  Wash your hands before dinner.
formal to make something, especially part of your body, completely clean:  Cleanse the wound thoroughly with soap and water.
to clean something with a chemical that kills bacteria:  Bathrooms in public places must be disinfected regularly.
to make something, for example a medical tool, completely clean and kill all bacteria in or on it, using high temperatures or chemicals:  It is important to sterilize baby bottles to keep your baby healthy.
to remove the dirty parts or bacteria from something such as water or air:  Boil the water for ten minutes to purify it.
to clean a surface with a cloth, often a wet cloth:  She wiped the crumbs off the table into her hand.
to clean something by rubbing it hard with a wet brush or cloth:  He was on his hands and knees scrubbing the floor.
to clean dust off furniture:  The bookshelves need to be dusted.
to make furniture, shoes, etc. shiny by rubbing them:  I need to polish my shoes before my interview tomorrow.
to clean carpets with a special machine:  Don’t forget to vacuum under the table.
to clean the dirt from the floor or ground using a broom (=brush with a long handle):  After the haircut she swept up the hair.
to clean the floor with water and a mop (=soft brush on a long handle):  It didn’t take long to mop the kitchen floor.
to clean the house:  I spent all Saturday doing the housework.
to wash plates and pans after a meal:  If you cook, I’ll do the dishes.
to wash dirty pots and pans with a rough cloth:  If you let the pot soak, you won’t have to scour it.
to wash clothes:  I need to do the laundry – I’m almost out of clean clothes.
to clean clothes with chemicals instead of water:  Where do you get your suits dry-cleaned?
1to search an area, document, etc. very carefully and thoroughly:  Rescue teams scoured the ruins for signs of more victims.2 (also scour out) to clean something very thoroughly by rubbing it with a rough material SYN scrub:  pots that had been scoured3 (also scour out) to form a hole by continuous movement over a long period:  Over the years, the stream had scoured out a round pool in the rock.—scour noun [singular]
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