Fund managers scour the documents to ensure that firms’ executives are not fibbing. 基金经理们仔细翻查这些文件,来确定公司高管们所言不虚。 ——《经济学人》
He has his own truck now, along with six employees scouring the market for deals. 现在他有了自己的卡车,还雇了六个人在市场上四处寻觅生意。 ——《纽约时报》
基本释义 [verb] clean or brighten the surface of (something) by rubbing it hard, typically with an abrasive or detergent [动词] 通过用力摩擦(某物)表面来使其清洁或光亮,通常搭配研磨料或洗涤剂
现正在额外抽调警察去这个地区四处搜查,以寻找失踪的孩子。 Extra police are being drafted to scour the area for the missing child.
名著用例
She could hear it singing to her. She opened her arms to the fire, embraced it, let it swallow her whole, let it cleanse her and temper her and scour her clean. 它在朝自己唱歌啊,于是她伸开双臂,拥抱火焰,让它将自己完全吞噬,涤净她,锻炼她。
出自美国作家乔治·R·R·马丁所著的史诗奇幻小说系列《冰与火之歌》(A Song of Ice and Fire)。 同近义词
abrade: scrape or wear away by friction or erosion