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单词 scout around
释义

scout around

regional note: in BRIT, also use scout round
phrasal verb
If you scout around or scout round for something, you go to different places looking for it.
They scouted around for more fuel. [VERB PARTICLE + for]
I scouted round in the bushes. [VERB PARTICLE]
See full dictionary entry for scout

Examples of 'scout around' in a sentence
scout around

Verdict: go online to scout around for the best deals.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Early users were required to log on, download some playing software and then scout around and see what they fancied.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But scout around your organisation, find a senior member of staff who you respect and ask them to be your sponsor.
Times, Sunday Times (2018)
She was scouting around for a business idea that involved re-using waste.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Instead, he scouts around for the best home-made distillations.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
Allies have been desperately scouting around for a more serious candidate.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
First-time buyers should not go scouting around the trendiest, most expensive areas of big cities where inflated prices for one-bedroom flats are on offer.
The Sun (2015)

Chinese translation of 'scout around'

scout around

or (Brit) scout round

vi

  1. 到处(處)找 (dàochù zhǎo)
See scout

Nearby words of
scout around

  • Scotswoman
  • Scottish
  • scout
  • scout around
  • scowl
  • scramble
  • scramble (for sth)
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