单词 | scoured |
释义 | scoured (once / 3482 pages) adj WORD FAMILY scour: scoured, scourer, scouring, scours+/scourer: scourers/scouring: scourings USAGE EXAMPLESBefore slavery was restricted by the Spanish crown, in 1542, slaving parties scoured Honduras, kidnapping Indians to work plantations, mines, and households. The New Yorker(Jan 01, 2017) She scoured the internet for information about stillbirths and pinched umbilical cords - the culprit in her son’s death. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) He scoured ClinicalTrials.gov, which lists available studies for many diseases. New York Times(Dec 23, 2016) adj worn away as by water or ice or wind Syn eroded worn affected by wear; damaged by long use |
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