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Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th
pour
pour [pour pours poured pouring] BrE [pɔː(r)] NAmE [pɔːr] verb 1. transitive ~ sth (+ adv./prep.) to make a liquid or other substance flow from a container in a continuous stream, especially by holding the container at an angle • Pour the sauce over the pasta. • She poured boiling water down the sink. •Although I poured it carefully, I still managed to spill some. •Pour away as much fat as possible from the roasting pan. 2. intransitive + adv./prep. (of liquid, smoke, light, etc.)to flow quickly in a continuous stream • Tears poured down his cheeks. • Thick black smoke was pouring out of the roof. •Blood was pouring from the wound. •The sweat was pouring off her. •Light poured in. 3. transitive, intransitive to serve a drink by letting it flow from a container into a cup or glass •~ (sth) Will you pour the coffee? • Shall I pour? •~ sth out I was in the kitchen, pouring out drinks. •~ sth for sb I've poured a cup of tea for you. •~ sb sth I've poured you a cup of tea. 4. intransitive, transitive when rain pours down or when it's pouring (with) rain, rain is falling heavily •~ (down) The rain continued to pour down. • It's pouring outside. • (BrE)~ with rain It's pouring with rain. • (NAmE)~ (down) rain It's pouring rain outside. 5. intransitive + adv./prep. to come or go somewhere continuously in large numbers Syn: ↑flood • Letters of complaint continue to pour in. • Commuters came pouring out of the station. more at pour/throw cold water on sth at ↑cold adj., pour out/open your heart to sb at ↑heart, it never rains but it pours at ↑rain v., pour/heap scorn on sb/sth at ↑scorn n. Idiom: ↑pour oil on troubled water Derived: ↑pour out ▪ ↑pour something into something ▪ ↑pour something out Verb forms: Word Origin: Middle English: of unknown origin. Thesaurus: pour verb 1. I (always used with an adverb or preposition) •Tears poured down his cheeks. flow • • run • • stream • • gush • • pump • |written cascade • pour/flow/stream/gush/pump/cascade out pour/flow/run/stream/gush/cascade into/down (sth) water pours/flows/runs/streams/gushes/cascades blood pours/flows/runs/streams/gushes/pumps light pours/flows/streams 2. I (always used with an adverb or preposition) •The rain continued to pour down. rain • • fall • • come down • it's pouring/raining rain pours down/falls/comes down 3. I (always used with an adverb or preposition) •Commuters poured off the train. flood • • stream • • surge • |informal pile • |often disapproving swarm • pour/flood/stream/surge/pile/swarm into sth pour/flood/stream/swarm out of sth come pouring/flooding/streaming in/out Pour or flood? Flood places more emphasis on the large numbers of people or things involved; pour emphasizes that the action continues over a period of time. Example Bank: •I've poured a cup of tea for you. •It's pouring outside. •It's pouring with rain. •Letters and cards poured in with offers of support for the victims. •The kitchen door opened and light poured into the hallway.
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