scoutscoutsscoutedscoutingnoun1the Scouts[plural ]an organization (officially called the Scout Association) originally for boys, which trains young people in practical skills and does a lot of activities with them, for example camping 童子军◆to join the Scouts参加童子军2( BrE) a boy or girl who is a member of the Scouts童子军成员◆Both my brothers were scouts.我的两个哥哥都当过童子军。◆a scout troop童子军中队☞see also
Boy Scout
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guide
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Brownie
3a person, an aircraft, etc. sent ahead to get information about the enemy's position, strength, etc. 侦察员;侦察机4=
talent scout
verb1[transitive , intransitive ]to search an area or various areas in order to find or discover sth 侦察,搜寻(某处)scoutsth (for sb/sth) ◆They scouted the area for somewhere to stay the night.他们四处查看,想找个过夜的地方。scout(around) (for sb/sth) ◆The kids were scouting around for wood for the fire.孩子们正在四处寻找柴火。◆a military scouting party军事侦察小分队2[intransitive , transitive ]scout(sb) to look for sports players, actors, musicians, etc. who have special ability, so you can offer them work 物色(优秀运动员、演员、音乐家等)◆He scouts for Manchester United.他为曼彻斯特联队物色球员。PHRASAL VERBˌscout sth↔ˈoutto find out what an area is like or where sth is, by searching 搜索;侦察(地形);勘察◆We went ahead to scout out the lie of the land.我们先一步出发,去侦察地形。scout/skaʊt; NAmEskaʊt/
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scoutscout1 /skaʊt/ ●●○ noun [countable]
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1a)the Scouts an organization for boys that teaches them practical skillsb) (also boy scout) a boy who is a member of this organization2 (also Girl Scout) American English a girl who is a member of an organization for girls that teaches them practical thingsSYN guide British English3a soldier, plane etc that is sent to search the area in front of an army and get information about the enemy: He sent three scouts ahead to take a look at the bridge.4 (also talent scout) someone whose job is to look for good sports players, musicians etc in order to employ them: He was spotted by a scout at the age of 13.
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1[intransitive] (also scout around/round) to look for something in a particular areascout for I’m scouting round for a place to stay.2[transitive] (also scout out) to examine a place or area in order to get information about it: American companies are keen to scout out business opportunities in Vietnam.3[intransitive, transitive] to find out about the abilities of sports players, musicians etc in order to employ them
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