| 词组 | pour |
| 释义 | pour verb to move or place a drunk UK, 1948.► pour on the coalto throttle up an engine. A borrowing from steam-powered train engines US, 1956.► pour on the coalsin trucking, to drive fast US, 1971.► pour the pork(from the male point of view) to have sex US, 1973pour away pour away sth • pour sth away BrE to get rid of a liquid by pouring it out of its container: The wine was so bad I just poured it away. Farmers have no choice but to pour away the contaminated milk.■ SIMILAR TO: throw away pour down pour down if the rain pours down, it rains very hard: Rain poured down on Northern California last Friday, decreasing the threat of forest fires.it's pouring down BrE It's been pouring down all morning.it's pouring down rain AmE When I looked out my window, it was pouring down rain.■ SIMILAR TO: lash down, bucket down BrE informaldownpour n C when a lot of rain falls quickly in a short period of time: A heavy downpour delayed the firework display. pour in/into pour in • pour into sth if letters, phone calls, complaints etc pour in, a lot are received in a short period of time: Letters of complaint poured in after the programme was shown.■ SIMILAR TO: flood in/into pour in • pour into sth if people pour in or pour into a place, a lot of them arrive at the same time: Fans poured into the streets of Miami to celebrate the winners of The World Series.■ SIMILAR TO: flood in/into pour into pour sth into sth to provide a lot of money for something over a period of time in order to make it successful: They've poured thousands of pounds into making the business work over the years, but they still haven't made a profit. Left-wing politicians proposed pouring $200 billion into an extensive welfare program.■ SIMILAR TO: pump into pour off pour off sth • pour sth off to remove some liquid from a large quantity of liquid by pouring it: Carefully pour off the fat from the pan. Pour off the juices from the turkey and use them to make gravy. pour on/upon ! Pour upon is more formal than pour on, and is mostly used in writing. pour scorn on sb/sth to say that something or someone is stupid and not worth considering: Her father was quick to pour scorn on her suggestions. Margaret Thatcher poured scorn on anyone who dared to oppose her policies.■ SIMILAR TO: heap on/upon pour out 1. pour sth out • pour out sth if you pour out your thoughts or feelings you tell someone everything about them, especially because you feel unhappy+ to She came to see me that night and poured out all her troubles.pour out your heart/soul (=tell someone all about your most secret feelings) I finally poured out my heart to Michael and told him I'd been in love with him for years.outpouring n C,U when people show very strong feelings of sadness: an outpouring of grief2. pour out sth • pour sth out if you pour out a drink, you fill someone's glass, cup etc with it: Mandy was pouring out tea and passing around biscuits.■ SIMILAR TO: serve3. pour out if a lot of people pour out from somewhere, they all leave at the same time+of The crowds began pouring out of the arena after the game. The fire alarm sounded, and everyone poured out of the building.■ SIMILAR TO: flood out
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