pour /pɔː $ pɔːr/ ●●● S2 W3 verb → paw, pore, poor1
liquid 液體 [transitiveT]POUR to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angle 灌,注,倒She poured coffee for everyone. 她爲每個人都倒了咖啡。
pour something into/out/down etc (something)Pour the oil into a frying pan and heat. 把油倒入煎鍋内加熱。
pour something away (=get rid of something) 倒掉某物The wine was so bad I just poured it away. 那酒太糟糕,我索性把它倒了。
pour somebody somethingWhy don’t you pour yourself another drink? 你怎麽不給自己再倒杯酒呢?
→5 See picture of POUR 倒 →4 See picture of 見圖 pour 2 liquid/smoke 液體/煙 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]POUR if a lot of liquid or smoke pours out, it comes out from somewhere in very large amounts 噴吐,傾瀉,大量湧出pour from/down/outSmoke was pouring out of the upstairs windows. 煙從樓上的窗戶裏滾滾冒出。
Blood was pouring from his nose. 血從他的鼻子裏湧出來。
3 5RAIN 雨 RAIN 雨it pours 5 (also 又作 pour down )to rain heavily without stopping 〔雨〕傾盆而下It’s pouring now. 現在下着瓢潑大雨。
It poured all night. 傾盆大雨下了一整夜。
it’s pouring with rain/it poured with rain British EnglishBrEIt was pouring down with rain at three o'clock. 3 點鐘的時候下着滂沱大雨。
4 people or things 人或物 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GO if a lot of people or things pour into or out of a place, a lot of them arrive or leave at the same time 湧進;湧出pour into/out of/from etcThe crowds began pouring out of the stadium. 人群開始從體育場裏不斷湧出。
Offers of help poured in from all over the country. 全國各地紛紛伸出援助之手。
5 light 光 [intransitiveI always + adverbadv/prepositionprep]GO if light is pouring into or out of a place, a lot of light is coming in or out 傾瀉pour into/out ofLight was pouring into the courtyard. 光灑進庭院。
6. pour cold water over/on something CRITICIZEto criticize someone’s plan, idea, or desire to do something so much that they no longer feel excited about it 對某事潑冷水pour cold water over/on something• Clarisa picked him up and we poured cold water over his hand.• Arsenal were in the final, but Chapman poured cold water on hopes for the Double.• He started to pour cold water over me, inpart to staunch the blood, inpart to revive me.• Mieno is pouring cold water on the report before she's even seen it. 7. pour scorn on somebody/something MAKE FUN OFto say that something or someone is stupid and not worth considering 鄙夷地談論某人/某事物,對某人/某事物嗤之以鼻 9 pour it on a) to behave or talk in a particular way in order to make people like you or feel sorry for you 〔爲獲得好感或同情而〕裝腔作勢,極力渲染 b) American EnglishAmE informal to try very hard in order to do something, especially in order to win a game 全力以赴〔尤爲了打赢比賽〕The Raiders really poured it on in the second quarter. 突襲者隊在第二節中打得非常賣力。
10. pour on the charm to behave in a very nice and polite way, in order to make someone like you 表現得非常討人喜歡 11 pour something into something phrasal verbphr v if people pour money into something, they provide a lot of money for it over a period of time, in order to make it successful 大量投入〔金錢〕於〔某事物〕They’ve poured thousands of pounds into developing the business. 他們已經投入幾千英鎊開發這項業務。
12 pour something ↔ out phrasal verbphr v TELLif you pour out your thoughts, feelings etc, you tell someone all about them, especially because you feel very unhappy 傾吐,傾訴,盡情地訴說She poured out all her troubles to him. 她向他傾訴自己所有的煩惱。
pour out your heart/soul (=tell someone all your feelings, including your most secret ones) 傾訴心裏話
pour out your heart/soul• Andrus had gone to Zoser and poured out his heart.• We may pour out our hearts about the situation in which we find ourselves, expressing our trust, hope and confidence.• Suddenly, Jason burst into tears and poured out his heart, telling his mother all about everything.• I had no idea Kay was so unhappy until she poured out her soul to me last night.• He poured out his heart to me.• She would regularly pour out her heart to the kind-hearted friend who she has known since her teenage days. n THESAURUSpour to make a liquid or other substance flow out of or into a container by holding it at an angleJessica was pouring more wine into her glass.
He poured me a drink.
Raj poured some water from the jug.
drizzle to pour a liquid onto food in small drops or in a small stream – often used in cooking instructionsDrizzle a little olive oil onto the bread.
Drizzle the lemon juice over the cake.
tip to pour something out of a container by turning it upside downHe tipped the cup of milk into the pan.
She weighed out the flour and tipped it into the bowl.
spill to accidentally make a liquid or other substance come out of a containerSomeone had spilled coffee all over the carpet.
The tanker was leaking, and spilled oil into the sea.
splash to pour a liquid quickly in an irregular streamTony hurriedly splashed some cream in his coffee.
Someone had splashed petrol over the steps and set light to them.
She splashed some perfume onto her wrists.
decant to pour liquid from one container into another container – a rather formal useRachel decanted the shampoo into small bottles for travelling.
He often decanted cheap whisky into bottles of more expensive brands.