scouring
FREQ #28461
[医] 家畜腹泻
发音
UK
/ˈskaʊə.ɹɪŋ/
US
/ˈskaʊ.ɚ.ɪŋ/
US
/ˈskaʊɹ.ɪŋ/
词形变化
scourings
复数
scourings
别名
scourin'
释义与例句
n.
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1.
The act of cleaning a surface by rubbing it with a brush, soap and water.
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2.
Diarrhea. (Now used only of livestock, though also sometimes used of humans into the 1600s.)
For that kind of lax and scouring called bloody flux, see the article BLOODY FLUX.
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3.
Erosion by water, especially in watercourses.
v.
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1.
present participle and gerund of scour
Scouring the entire area revealed nothing.