1
- with obj. clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent擦亮：
she scoured the cooker
她擦亮了锅
I was scouring out the pans.
我正在擦平底锅。
1.1
- remove (dirt or unwanted matter) by rubbing in such a way擦洗, 擦掉：
use an electric toothbrush to scour off plaque.
用电动牙刷擦洗齿菌斑。
1.2
- (of water or a watercourse) make (a channel or pool) by flowing quickly over something and removing soil or rock（水, 水道）冲成沟渠（或池塘）：
a stream came crashing through a narrow cavern to scour out a round pool below.
一条小溪哗啦啦地从小洞中流过在下面冲出一个圆形的池塘。
2
- no obj.(of livestock) suffer from diarrhoea（家畜）患腹泻。
2.1
- with obj. archaic administer a strong purgative to〈古〉给…服强力泻药。
mass noun
1
- the action of scouring or the state of being scoured, especially by swift-flowing water擦洗; 冲洗。
1.1
- in sing. an act of rubbing something hard to clean or brighten it擦拭动作：
give the floor a good scour.
好好擦拭一下地板。
2
- （亦作scours）diarrhoea in livestock, especially cattle and pigs（家畜, 尤指牛、猪的）腹泻（病）。
派生词
scourer
noun词源
Middle English:from Middle Dutch， Middle Low German schūren, from Old French escurer, from late Latin excurare 'clean (off)'， from ex- 'away'+curare 'to clean'.
with obj.
1- subject (a place, text, etc.) to a thorough search in order to locate something仔细搜索; 浏览：
David scoured each newspaper for an article on the murder.
戴维急速浏览每份报纸寻找有关这次谋杀的文章。
1.1
- no obj., with adverbial of direction move rapidly in a particular direction, especially in search or pursuit of someone or something（尤指搜索追捕时）快速行走：
he scoured up the ladder.
她迅速登上梯子。
词源
late Middle English:related to obsolete scour 'moving hastily'， of unknown origin.