scout
[skaʊt] noun countable
SOLDIER 士兵
■a person, especially a soldier, sent out to get information about where the enemy are and what they are doing （尤指）侦察兵
[skaʊt] noun countable
SEARCH 搜索
■a person employed to look for people with particular skills, especially in sport or entertainment （尤指体育或娱乐界的）人才发掘者，星探•a talent scout星探 •Manchester United's chief scout spotted him when he was playing for his school football team.他在校足球队踢球时，曼联队的首席球探就看上了他。 a scout around/round only singular informal
■a quick look around a place or area, especially in order to find something （尤指为寻找某物而）扫视，快速查看•I had a quick scout around the house to check everything was okay.我迅速查看了一下房子，看一切是否正常。
[skaʊt] verb intransitive or transitive [usually + adv/prep]
■to go to look in various places for something you want 侦察；搜索；寻找•He's scouting about/around for somewhere better to live.他到处寻找更好的住处。 •She's opened an office in Connecticut to scout out (= discover information about) the east coast housing market.她在康乃狄克州开了一家办事处，搜集东海岸房产市场的资讯。 |