scour
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Động từ
verb- 1.
(transitive)To clean, polish, or wash (something) by rubbing and scrubbing it vigorously, frequently with an abrasive or cleaning agent.
He scoured the burnt food from the pan.
- 2.
(transitive)To remove debris and dirt (from something) by purging; to sweep along or off by a current of water.
- 3.
(transitive)(transitive, veterinary medicine) To clear the digestive tract (of an animal) by administering medication that induces defecation or vomiting; to purge.
to scour a horse
- 4.
(ambitransitive)(ambitransitive, veterinary medicine) To (cause livestock to) suffer from diarrhoea or dysentery.
If a lamb is scouring, do not delay treatment.
- 5.
(ambitransitive, obsolete)To cleanse (something) without rubbing.
- 6.
(transitive)To search an area thoroughly.
They scoured the scene of the crime for clues.
A search engine will scour the web for you.
- 7.
(intransitive)To run with speed; to scurry.
- 8.
(transitive)To move swiftly over; to brush along.
Danh từ
noun- 1.
(countable, uncountable)The removal of sediment caused by swiftly moving water.
Bridge scour may scoop out scour holes and compromise the integrity of the structure.
- 2.
(countable, uncountable)A place scoured out by running water, as in the bed of a stream below a waterfall.
- 3.
(countable, uncountable)A place where wool is washed to remove grease and impurities prior to processing.
- 4.
(countable, uncountable)Diarrhoea, in livestock; scouring.
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From Middle English scǒuren (to polish, scour; to clean; to beat, whip), from Middle Dutch scuren, schuren (to clean; to polish) or schǖren, of uncertain origin but probably from Old French escurer, from 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.