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（液体）连续流出；倾倒；倒出 - pour something + adv./prep.
Pour the sauce over the pasta. 把酱汁浇在意大利面食上。 She poured boiling water down the sink. 她把开水倒进水槽。 Pour away as much fat as possible from the roasting pan. 从烤盘里倒出尽可能多的脂肪。 - pour something
Although I poured it carefully, I still managed to spill some. 尽管我倒这东西很小心，还是洒了一些。 The crew mixed and poured the concrete. 工作人员搅拌并浇筑混凝土。
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（饮料） - pour something
Will you pour the coffee? 你来倒咖啡好吗？ a freshly poured soda 新倒的苏打水 - pour somebody something
I've poured you a cup of tea. 我倒了杯茶给你。 - pour something for somebody
I've poured a cup of tea for you. 我给你倒了一杯茶。 - pour something out
I was in the kitchen, pouring out drinks. 我在厨房里倒饮料。 Shall I pour? 我来倒好吗？
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）倾盆而下；下大雨 It's pouring outside. 外面下着瓢泼大雨。 - pour down
The rain continued to pour down. 大雨哗哗地下个不停。 - (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. 外面下着瓢泼大雨。
- [intransitive] + adv./prep.
(of liquid, smoke, light, etc. 液体、烟、光等 to flow quickly in a continuous stream 涌流；倾泻；喷发 - [intransitive] + adv./prep.
to come or go somewhere continuously in large numbers 不断涌向（或涌现）
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 不雨则已，一雨倾盆；祸不单行
pour/throw cold water on something
to give reasons for not being in favour of something; to criticize something 泼冷水；批评；责备 She immediately poured cold water on his plans to expand the business. 她立即对他拓展业务的计划泼冷水。
pour oil on troubled water(s)
to try to settle an argument 调解争端；排解纠纷
pour out/open your heart to somebody
to tell somebody all your problems, feelings, etc. 向某人敞开心扉；倾诉衷肠 Finally, he broke down in tears and poured out his heart to her. 最后他潸然泪下，向她倾诉衷肠。
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；不屑一顾 Opposition politicians poured scorn on the proposals. 反对派政界人士对这些提议嗤之以鼻。