单词 | to scope out |
释义 | > as lemmasto scope out 3. to scope out: to investigate or assess (a person or a state of affairs); to examine; to check out. U.S. slang. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > judgement or decision > evaluation, estimation, appraisal > appraise, estimate [verb (transitive)] > evaluate quality of revalue1894 appraise1913 assess1934 to scope out1977 1977 Amer. Speech 1975 50 65 Scope out vt, investigate. ‘Let's scope out the situation.’ 1984 J. McInerney Bright Lights 33 You have scoped out and fixed a number of colossal blunders. 1986 R. B. Parker Taming Sea-Horse (1987) xv. 91 I..leaned against the front wall..and scoped things out. 1988 Analog Feb. 74/2 They'd scoped-out their market and created a product that customers wanted to buy at a price they were willing to pay. < as lemmas |
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