| 单词 | scout |
| 释义 | scout scout1 /skowt/, n. 1. a soldier, warship, airplane, etc., employed in reconnoitering. 2. a person sent out to obtain information. 3. Sports. a. a person who observes and reports on the techniques, players, etc., of opposing teams. b. a person sent out by a team to observe and recommend new talent for recruitment. 4. a talent scout, as in the entertainment field. 5. an act or instance of reconnoitering, inspecting, observing, etc. 6. (sometimes cap.) a Boy Scout or Girl Scout. 7. Informal. a person: He's a good scout. 8. a man acting as servant to a student at Oxford University. v.i. 9. to act as a scout; reconnoiter. 10. to make a search; hunt. 11. to work as a talent scout. v.t. 12. to examine, inspect, or observe for the purpose of obtaining information; reconnoiter: to scout the enemy's defenses. 13. to seek; search for (usually fol. by out or up): to scout up a date for Friday night. 14. to find by seeking, searching, or looking (usually fol. by out or up): Scout out a good book for me to read. [1300-50; (v.) ME skowten < OF escouter, escolter, ascolter (F écouter to listen) < LL ascultare, L auscultare to listen; see AUSCULTATE; (n.) < MF escoute, deriv. of escouter] scout2 /skowt/, v.t. 1. to treat with scorn; dismiss. 2. to make fun of; deride; mock. v.i. 3. to scoff; jeer. [1595-1605; perh. < ON skuta, skut abuse, angry words. See SHOUT] |
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