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1 scour
I ['skauə] 1. гл.1)а) = scour off / away / out / down чистить, отчищать; оттирать, отдраивать; отскабливатьThis stone is largely used for scouring paint. — Этот камень широко используется для отскабливания краски.
Syn:б) освобождать, очищать; избавлятьсяOur army scoured the invaders from the land. — Наша армия освободила землю от захватчиков.
в) устраивать чистку, устранять неугодных2) мыть; промывать, вымыватьMilk bottles should be scoured out before being returned to the milkman. — Прежде чем вернуть молочные бутылки молочнику, их следует хорошенько вымыть.
Syn:wash 3.3) уст. бить; наказывать2. сущ.1) мытьё, чистка; промывание сильной струёй водыGive the floor a good scour. — Вымой как следует пол.
Syn:2)а) размыв, промоинаSyn:б) геол. эрозийное действие водыII ['skauə] гл.1) тщательно искать (что-л.), прочёсывать (местность и т. п.)The police are scouring the woods for the missing child. — Полиция прочёсывает лес в поисках пропавшего ребёнка.
Patrols scoured the streets, all that night. — Патрули всю ту ночь прочёсывали улицы.
He spent half an hour scouring the newspaper for any mention of the fire. — Он целых полчаса просматривал газету, чтобы найти хоть одно упоминание о пожаре.
Syn:2) = scour about рыскать, бегать (в поисках чего-л.)3) уст. бежать, нестись, мчатьсяThrough the red sky terrific meteors scour. — По красному небу мчатся огромные метеоры.
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