pouring
present participle ofpour
| 单词 | pouring |
| 释义 | pouring present participle ofpour pour verb uk/pɔːr/us/pɔːr/pourverb(LIQUID)B1[IorT] to make asubstanceflowfrom acontainer,especiallyinto anothercontainer, byraisingjust onesideof thecontainerthat thesubstanceis in: Ispilledthejuicewhile I was pouring it. Pour thehoneyintothebowlandmixitthoroughlywith the otheringredients. [+ two objects]Would you like me to pour you some morewine? Would you like to pour(= pour adrinkinto aglassorcup)while Iopensomebagsofnuts?
Movement of liquids
pourverb(LARGE AMOUNTS)B1[IorT,usually+ adv/prep] to (causeto)flowquicklyand inlargeamounts: Thebuswas pouringoutthickblackexhaustfumes. Thegovernmenthas been pouringmoneyintoinefficientstate-ownedindustries, and thecountrycan nolongeraffordit. Ifeltasharppainandlookeddown toseebloodpouringfrommyleg. Refugees have been pouringintoneighbouringcountriestoescapethecivilwar. Thesweatwas pouringdownherfaceby the end of therace. Itlooksas thoughit's about to pour(withrain). I wasstandinginthepouringrainfor anhourwaitingfor mybus. Movement of liquids
Idiomspour oil on troubled waters pour scorn onsomeone/something Phrasal verbpoursomethingout Examplesofpouringpouring In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Just beforepouring, however, it was decided lightly to reinforce the church's wall-cores - at $4000 extra cost. From theCambridge English Corpus The central bureaucracy was poorly equipped to deal with the stream of complaints and requests for adjudication and clarificationpouringin from the provinces. From theCambridge English Corpus The horizontal seams reveal each batch of concretepouring(about every three metres). From theCambridge English Corpus The effective use of gradientpouringstations should largely reduce or even exclude any major concern in this area. From theCambridge English Corpus During the hot summer months, they beganpouringat 4am and finished by 10am. From theCambridge English Corpus In the 1930s, the all-sound visions were stillpouringforth. From theCambridge English Corpus Desires repressed in every fan's throat comepouringback as singers on stage or record sing our muteness. From theCambridge English Corpus If there was no bottom, you could just keep onpouringin ten, twenty, even thirty gallons and it would all just run out. From theCambridge English Corpus In this sense these alternatives were consistent with the designer's new interpretation of the shape with a separatepouringspout, corresponding to the new decomposition. From theCambridge English Corpus Here's another with a torch, a flaming torch, its firepouringout inverted. From theCambridge English Corpus Interestingly, one of the vessels has a unique slottedpouringspout. From theCambridge English Corpus In one panel, grain is shownpouringfrom a woman's arms. From theCambridge English Corpus The idea behind model cities (1966) was to create a demonstration programpouringmassive federal funds into a handful of trouble cities. From theCambridge English Corpus Not only were newcomerspouringinto the nation, but also, as we have seen, they were coming from places perceived to be dangerously foreign. From theCambridge English Corpus It might be the case that my oatmeal's becoming hot is causally dependent on mypouringhot water in it. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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