scouts

1. [C] 侦察员〔机,舰〕 a person, ship or aircraft sent out to get information about the enemy's position, strength, etc.
2. [C] 童子军 a member of an association for training boys or girls in character and various useful skills
3. [S] 搜索,侦察 an act of scouting
4. [S] 人 a person

1. vt. & vi. 寻找; 侦察 go looking for sth; act as a scout

• good scout好人
• regular scout受大家欢迎的人

• boy〔girl〕 scout男〔女〕童子军

• on the scout在侦察中

• scout about〔around〕 for到处寻找…
• scout out a good book找到一本好书

• scout for firewood找木柴
• scout for talents物色人才

boy scout n. 童子军；过于理想而不切实际者；单纯的政治家

girl scout n. 女童子军队员

cub scout幼童军

talent scout n. 人才发掘者；伯乐

1. I remember when I used to be a Girl Scout.
   我记得我还是一名女童子军的时候。
2. The scout spurred on to the destination.
   侦察员向目的地疾驰而去。
3. The scout was searching through the woods.
   侦察员正在树林中搜索。

1. Three planes were sent up to scout.
   派出三架飞机侦察。
2. They scouted around for some antiques to furnish their new apartment.
   他们到处搜罗一些古董来装饰新居。
3. We should scout out this area and see whether it is a safe one.
   我们应该侦察一下这一地区,看看是否是一个较为安全的地区。