scour

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
英 /ˈskaʊə/    美 /ˈskaʊɚ/|/skaʊɹ/|/skæɔə/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water. countable,uncountable
    — Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the structure.
  2. A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall. countable,uncountable
    — Fish as near the middle of the stream as you can in the spring months, and also on the shallows and scowers; but in the winter, in deep holes; let the bait drag two or three inches on the ground.
  3. A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing. countable,uncountable
    — I am particularly interested in the wool processing indusries, which make a major contribution to the Hawke's Bay regional economy. There are five wool scours in the area, all of them located within the Hawke's Bay electorate. […] I am pleased to report that the prototype Drycom system was given its first full trial at the UEB Awatoto scour in Hawke's Bay.
  4. Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring. countable,uncountable
    — The Cause and Nature of the Skit, or Scour, of Sheep and Lambs.
动词 v.
  1. To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent. transitive
    — He scoured the burnt food from the pan.
  2. To search an area thoroughly. transitive
    — They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
  3. To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water. transitive
    — I will redeeme all this on Percies head, / And in the cloſing of ſome glorious day / Be bold to tell you that I am your ſonne, / When I will weare a garment all of bloud, / And ſtaine my fauors in a bloudy maske, / Which waſht away ſhall ſcoure my ſhame with it, […]
    I will redeem myself by defeating Percy, / And at the close of some glorious day, / [I will] be bold to tell you that I am your son, / When I will be covered in blood like wearing a garment, / And my face is stained with blood as if wearing a mask, / Which, when washed away, shall scour my shame with it, […]
  4. To run with speed; to scurry. intransitive
    — Lord. Behind the tuft of Pines I met them, neuer Saw I men scowre so on their way: I eyed them Euen to their Ships.
  5. To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge. transitive
    — to scour a horse
  6. To move swiftly over; to brush along. transitive
    — When Ajax ſtrives, ſome Rock's vaſt Weight to throw, / The Line too labours, and the Words move ſlow; / Not ſo, when ſwift Camilla ſcours the plain, / Flies o'er th'unbending Corn, and skims along the Main.
  7. To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery. ambitransitive
    — If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.
  8. To cleanse (something) without rubbing. ambitransitive,obsolete
    — It is reported, that in ſome Lakes, the Water is ſo Nitrous, as if Foule Cloathes be put into it, it ſcoureth them of it ſelfe: And if they ſtay any whit long, they moulder away. And the Scouring Vertue of Nitre is the more to be noted, becauſe it is a Body Cold; And wee ſee Warme Water ſcoureth better than Cold.

词形变化

scours present,singular,third-person scouring participle,present scoured participle,past scoured past scower alternative scours plural scower alternative scours present,singular,third-person scouring participle,present scoured participle,past scoured past scower alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
scourage scour down scourer scouring pad scouring powder scouring rush scour out scours scour up unscoured black scour ice scour toe scour white scour
相关词
scullery scoury

词源

词源 1
From Middle English scǒuren (“to polish, scour; to clean; to beat, whip”), from Middle Dutch scuren, schuren (“to clean; to polish”) or Middle Low German schǖren, of uncertain origin but probably from Old French escurer, from Medieval Latin scūrō, escūrō, excūrō (“to clean off”), from ex- (“thoroughly”) + cūrō (“to arrange, see to, take care of”), from cūra (“care, concern”) (from Proto-Indo-European *kʷeys- (“to heed”)) + -ō.
The word is cognate with Danish skure, Middle High German schüren, schiuren (modern German scheuern (“to scour, scrub; to chafe”)), Norwegian skura (“to scrub”), Swedish skura, Catalan escurar.
词源 2
From Middle English scǒuren, scure, skoure (“to move quickly; to travel around in search of enemies”), from scǒur (“attack, conflict; pang of emotional suffering”), from Old Norse skýra (“to rush in”) and skúr (“a shower; a shower of missiles”), perhaps influenced by the verb scǒuren: see etymology 1.
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