| Id | ESLPod_0412_WE_0499 |
|---|---|
| Episode Id | ESLPod 412 |
| Episode Title | Corporate Spying |
| Phrase | to scour |
| Text | In this podcast, the verb "to scour" means to look through many things, trying to find a specific one, or a certain detail or piece of information: "She scoured her phone bill, trying to understand why she had been charged so much money that month." Or, "He scoured the book, looking for the paragraph he had remembered reading earlier." The verb "to scour" also means to scrub, or to rub something very hard to clean it: "He spent almost an hour scouring the dirty pot." Or, "What cleaner should I use to scour the bathtub?" "Scouring powder" is a white powder that is sold as a cleaner for washing very dirty dishes or ovens: "How much scouring powder should I use to clean the oven?" |
| Topics | Business |
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