scout
n
1 person, ship or aircraft sent out to get information about the enemy's position, strength, etc 偵察員; 偵察艦; 偵察機(jī).
2 Scout (also formerly 舊時(shí)作 Boy `Scout) member of the Scout Association, an organization which aims to teach boys self-reliance, discipline and public service through outdoor activities 童子軍
[attrib 作定語]
a scout troop, hut 童子軍的部隊(duì)、 營(yíng)房. Cf 參看 Girl Guide (girl).
3 person whose job is to find talented performers (eg footballers, stage artists, etc) and offer them work 物色(運(yùn)動(dòng)員、 演員等)人材的工作人員
a `talent scout 物色演員或運(yùn)動(dòng)員的人.
4 servant at an Oxford college 牛津大學(xué)的校工. scout, v [Ipr, Ip]
~ around/about (for sb/sth)
1 look in various places to find sb/sth 到處尋找某人[某事物]
We'd better start scouting about for a new secretary. 我們最好著手物色一個(gè)新秘書.
I've been scouting around town for a better house. 我跑遍了全城想找個(gè)好一點(diǎn)的房子.
2 act as a scout(1) 偵察: scouting around (looking) for enemy troops 到各處偵察尋找敵軍.
Most of them were able to climb out in time. However four men were not quick enough to escape the flames.
大部分工人能夠及時(shí)逃生。可是有4個(gè)工人來不及逃離火場(chǎng)。
It soon became clear that the straight part of the dance changed when the sun's position changed. If the feeding place was toward the sun, the dancer headed straight upward during the straight part of the wagging dance.