pour
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they pour | |
| he / she / it pours | |
| past simple poured | |
| past participle poured | |
| -ing form pouring |
- [transitive]
to make a liquid or other substance flow from a container in a continuous stream, especially by holding the container at an angle 使（液體）連續流出；傾倒；倒出 - pour something + adv./prep.
Pour the sauce over the pasta. 把醬汁澆在意大利面食上。 She poured boiling water down the sink. 她把開水倒進水槽。 Pour away as much fat as possible from the roasting pan. 從烤盤裏倒出盡可能多的脂肪。 - pour something
Although I poured it carefully, I still managed to spill some. 盡管我倒這東西很小心，還是灑了一些。 The crew mixed and poured the concrete. 工作人員攪拌並澆築混凝土。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- quickly
- gradually
- …
- from
- into
- on
- …
- pour something + adv./prep.
- [transitive, intransitive]
to serve a drink by letting it flow from a container into a cup or glass 倒，斟（飲料） - pour something
Will you pour the coffee? 你來倒咖啡好嗎？ a freshly poured soda 新倒的蘇打水 - pour somebody something
I've poured you a cup of tea. 我倒了杯茶給你。 - pour something for somebody
I've poured a cup of tea for you. 我給你倒了一杯茶。 - pour something out
I was in the kitchen, pouring out drinks. 我在廚房裏倒飲料。 Shall I pour? 我來倒好嗎？
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- carefully
- quickly
- gradually
- …
- from
- into
- on
- …
- pour something
- [intransitive, transitive]
when rain pours down or when it’s pouring (with) rain, rain is falling heavily （雨）傾盆而下；下大雨 It's pouring outside. 外面下着瓢潑大雨。 - pour down
The rain continued to pour down. 大雨嘩嘩地下個不停。 - (British English) pour with rain
It's pouring with rain. 大雨滂沱。 - (North American English) pour (down) rain
It's pouring rain outside. 外面下着瓢潑大雨。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
(of liquid, smoke, light, etc. 液體、煙、光等 to flow quickly in a continuous stream 湧流；傾瀉；噴發 - [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to come or go somewhere continuously in large numbers 不斷湧向（或湧現）
Word OriginMiddle English: of unknown origin.
Idioms
it never rains but it pours (British English)
(North American English when it rains, it pours)
- (saying)
used to say that when one bad thing happens to you, other bad things happen soon after 不雨則已，一雨傾盆；禍不單行
pour/throw cold water on something
to give reasons for not being in favour of something; to criticize something 潑冷水；批評；責備 She immediately poured cold water on his plans to expand the business. 她立即對他拓展業務的計劃潑冷水。
pour oil on troubled water(s)
to try to settle an argument 調解爭端；排解糾紛
pour out/open your heart to somebody
to tell somebody all your problems, feelings, etc. 向某人敞開心扉；傾訴衷腸 Finally, he broke down in tears and poured out his heart to her. 最後他潸然淚下，向她傾訴衷腸。
pour/heap scorn on somebody/something
to speak about somebody/something in a way that shows that you do not respect them or have a good opinion of them 嗤之以鼻；不屑一顧 Opposition politicians poured scorn on the proposals. 反對派政界人士對這些提議嗤之以鼻。