Scour

(noun.) a place that is scoured (especially by running water).

(verb.) rub hard or scrub; 'scour the counter tops'.

(verb.) examine minutely; 'The police scoured the country for the fugitive'.

艾德蒙编辑

• And her pleasure was to ride the young colts, and to scour the plains like Camilla. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• This summer Bonaparte is in the saddle; he and his host scour Russian deserts. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• Finding ourselves now posted securely, and having a place to retreat to on occasion, we ventured out in parties to scour the adjacent country. 本杰明·富兰克林. 富兰克林自传.
• Moreover, the soil is no longer protected from the scour of rain, and is washed away, leaving only barren rock beneath. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• I can cook yet, and scrub, and scour,--I'm wuth a buying, if I do come cheap;--tell em dat ar,--you _tell_ em, she added, earnestly. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• The leather is then thrown into the water again, scoured upon a stone till the white substance called bloom is forced out, then rubbed with a greasy substance and hung up to dry. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.
• Now, sartin I'd a said that Missis would a scoured the varsal world after Lizy, added Sam, thoughtfully. 哈丽叶特·比切·斯托. 汤姆叔叔的小屋.
• Together we ran to the gardens, but even though we scoured the grounds with the entire guard for hours, no trace could we find of the night marauder. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• The next morning Archer scoured the town in vain for more yellow roses. 伊迪丝·华顿. 纯真年代.
• The dog advanced, retreated, paused an instant, and scoured away at his hardest speed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• All about me was spotless and bright--scoured floor, polished grate, and well-rubbed chairs. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The moor is being scoured for these gypsies. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• He and Dobbin stumbled over their pails in the passages as they were scouring the decks of the Royal George. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
• I am myself a born and bred lady through it all, even though it comes to scouring a floor, or washing dishes. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• His ideas are not clean, Mr. Moore; they want scouring with soft soap and fuller's earth. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• They are then finished by scouring and rubbing over with olive oil and turpentine. 佚名. 神奇的知识之书.

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