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单词 scout
释义
scout1 nounscout2 verb
scoutscout1 /skaʊt/ ●●○ noun [countable] Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • Davis caught the attention of NBA scouts a few years ago.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • But the scouts were very aware that the fear of war was never far from their minds.
  • But the decision seems to be a hit with the scouts.
  • First came the scouts, clever, graceful, quiet.
  • He was killed in the assault soon after, but the information he had gained as a scout led to victory.
  • I've no interest in cub scouts.
  • The Spotted Tail scouts quickly overtook him.
word sets
WORD SETS
action stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
Collocations
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN
· Even a slight anecdote of her as a sixteen-year-old girl guide being seduced in a tent by a boy scout is illustrated.· I hold my hands over the cooker like I was a boy scout crouched over a camp-fire.· By that reckoning the provos must be on a par with the boy scouts or the girl guides!· I first recall the line in 1959 when as a young boy scout I was taken to camp at Pont-y-Pant.
· He had often watched the cub scouts playing rounders on the beach.· I've no interest in cub scouts.· There was the red-haired cub scout who liked talking about his badges.
· She was a girl scout who went to her senior prom with her first boyfriend.· Artemis becomes a kind of girl scout roughing it in the woods.
· A talent scout heard him sing - actually it was at that performance at the Hall.· With Simmons handling business matters, Rubin acted as talent scout -- and what talent he found!· It was during one of these that he was spotted by a talent scout and signed up by Warner Brothers.· As a bandleader, songwriter, and talent scout, Otis was a real force in the Los Angeles scene.· We check this information with our talent scouts.· Krause has always fancied himself a keen talent scout first.· We need these people to be our filters and talent scouts, going out to gigs and finding new bands.· Wilson's reputation as a talent scout ensured that she was not out in the cold for long.
Phrases
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY
  • But the scouts were very aware that the fear of war was never far from their minds.
  • But the decision seems to be a hit with the scouts.
  • Condemnation has rained down on the Scouts.
  • First came the scouts, clever, graceful, quiet.
  • Now that they had emerged, they did not continue headlong towards the Scouts.
  • One shot was for the scouts.
  • So the Scouts sat deep in that cellar amidst the jumbled dusty lava-carved genealogy of the Sagramosos.
  • The downside of cutting the Scouts a little slack is too politically incorrect to imagine.
1a)the Scouts an organization for boys that teaches them practical skills b) (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 things SYN 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.
scout1 nounscout2 verb
scoutscout2 verb Word Origin
WORD ORIGINscout2
Origin:
1300-1400 Old French escouter ‘to listen’, from Latin auscultare
Verb Table
VERB TABLE
scout
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theyscout
he, she, itscouts
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theyscouted
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave scouted
he, she, ithas scouted
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad scouted
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill scout
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have scouted
Continuous Form
PresentIam scouting
he, she, itis scouting
you, we, theyare scouting
PastI, he, she, itwas scouting
you, we, theywere scouting
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been scouting
he, she, ithas been scouting
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been scouting
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be scouting
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been scouting
Examples
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
  • In the morning, he set out to scout the surrounding countryside.
EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
  • And I was scouting around vaguely aware that, in fact, I'd actually located it.
  • But there are still some available if you're prepared to scout round.
  • Each day now Phagu went scouting in the jeep, Kamesh driving, he and I perched up on the luggage rack.
  • Hidden in the Playboy interview, almost subliminally, is a scouting report, reviewing Shaq in every possible field.
  • It transpired that he had been scouting at the Festival.
  • It was dark by the time he hit Prospect and started scouting around for parking.
  • The day drew on, and Tagan scouted ahead to look for a possible camping site.
  • They go through an intelligence test and an array of interviews at the scouting combine in February.
word sets
WORD SETS
action stations, nounaide-de-camp, nounairborne, adjectiveaircraft carrier, nounairlift, nounallied, adjectivearmour, nounarms control, nounarms race, nounarray, verbassault course, nounAWOL, adjectivebalance of power, nounbandmaster, nounbandsman, nounbase, nounbattle, nounbattle, verbbattle cry, nounbattlefield, nounbattlements, nounbeachhead, nounbivouac, nounblackout, nounblast, verbblitz, nounblockade, nounblockade, verbblockhouse, nounbloodshed, nounbody bag, nounbody count, nounbomb, verbbombard, verbbombardment, nounbomb disposal, nounboot camp, nounbowman, nounbreastplate, nounbridgehead, nounbunker, nouncall-up, nouncannonade, nouncapability, nouncaptain, nouncapture, nouncarrier, nouncashier, verbcenotaph, nounchief of staff, nouncitation, nouncivil defence, nounC.O., nouncommand, nouncommand, verbcommandant, nouncommander, nouncommander in chief, nouncommand post, nouncommissariat, nouncommissary, nouncommission, nouncommissioned officer, nounconquer, verbconquest, nounconscientious objector, nounconscript, verbconscript, nounconscription, nounconvoy, verbcookhouse, nounCorp., corporal, nouncorps, nouncounterinsurgency, nouncounterintelligence, nouncountermand, verbcounter-revolution, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbcross, noundawn raid, noundeath camp, noundemilitarize, verbdemobilize, verbdeploy, verbdetonate, verbdisarm, verbdisarmament, noundispatch, noundraft board, noundraft card, noundraft dodger, noundraftee, noundress uniform, noundrum major, noundump, nounechelon, nounencamp, verbenemy, nounengage, verbengagement, nounenlist, verbenlisted, adjectiveexchange, nounex-serviceman, nounex-servicewoman, nounfield, verbfirst lieutenant, nounfirst strike, nounflak jacket, nounflash, nounfort, nounfortress, nounfoxhole, nounFPO, front, noungas mask, noungeneral headquarters, nounGHQ, nounguardhouse, nounheadquarters, nounhigh command, nounHQ, nounincursion, nounindefensible, adjectiveinsignia, nouninstallation, nouninsubordination, nounintelligence, nouninternment, nouninvade, verbinvader, nouninvasion, nounkit bag, nounKP, nounlieutenant, nounline, nounMaj., major, nounmajor general, nounman, nounmarch, verbmarch, nounmarch-past, nounmarshal, nounmassacre, nounmassacre, verbmess, nounmess, verbmilitarism, nounmilitarized, adjectiveMilitary Academy, nounMilitary Cross, nounmilitary service, nounmilitia, nounmilitiaman, nounminuteman, nounmission, nounMP, nounmutineer, nounmutinous, adjectivemutiny, nounnational service, nounNATO, nounNCO, nounno-man's-land, nounnon-aggression, nounnon-aligned, adjectivenon-combatant, nounobjective, nounobservation post, nounoccupation, nounoccupy, verboffence, nounoffensive, adjectiveoffensive, nounofficer, nounoperation, nounorderly, nounoutflank, verboutpost, nounoverthrow, verboverwhelm, verbpact, nounpadre, nounparade, nounparamilitary, adjectiveparapet, nounpartisan, nounpassword, nounpatrol, nounperilous, adjectiveperiscope, nounpillbox, nounpincer movement, nounpost, verbPOW, nounpre-war, adjectiveprisoner, nounprisoner of war, nounPurple Heart, nounpush, nounputsch, nounPX, nounquarter, verbquartermaster, nounquell, verbR & R, nounraid, nounraid, verbrank, nounrebellion, nounrecapture, verbreconnaissance, nounreconnoitre, verbrecruit, verbrecruit, nounreinforce, verbrelieve, verbRemembrance Day, nounrepel, verbrequisition, verbretake, verbretire, verbretreat, verbretreat, nounreview, nounreview, verbribbon, nounsabre-rattling, nounsally, nounsalute, verbsalute, nounsalvo, nounsamurai, nounscorched earth policy, nounscout, nounscout, verbscramble, verbsecond lieutenant, nounsentinel, nounsentry, nounsentry box, nounsergeant, nounsergeant major, nounserviceman, nounservicewoman, nounSgt., shell, verbshelling, nounsiege, nounskirmish, nounstaff officer, nounstaging area, nounstandard-issue, adjectivestar, nounstation, nounstation, verbstrategic, adjectivestrategist, nounstrategy, nounstripe, nounstronghold, nounsuperpower, nounsuppress, verbsurgical strike, nounsurrender, verbsurrender, nountactical, adjectivetarget, nountarget, verbtask force, nountattoo, nountheatre, nountrench warfare, nountripwire, nountruce, nounturret, noununarmed, adjectiveunoccupied, adjectivevalour, nounveteran, nounvolunteer, nounvolunteer, verbwar chest, nounwar crime, nounwar cry, nounwar dance, nounwar effort, nounwarfare, nounwarhorse, nounwarlike, adjectivewarlord, nounwar memorial, nounwarmonger, nounwarrant officer, nounwarring, adjectivewarrior, nounwar-torn, adjectivewar widow, nounwar zone, nounwounded, adjectivezero hour, noun
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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