Word · Frequency #6892
scout
侦察；搜寻；物色
To search or explore an area in order to find or observe someone or something.
- 1.
To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.
像搜索一样探索广阔地形
- 2.
To reject with contempt.
轻蔑地拒绝
- 3.
To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
如同侦察员般观察、监视或寻找；为观察目的而跟踪
- 4.
To reject the ideas or beliefs of (a person).
拒绝(某人的)想法或信念
- 5.
To scoff.
嘲笑
轻蔑地拒绝；嘲笑；像搜索一样探索广阔地形；轻蔑地拒绝；如同侦察员般观察、监视或寻找；为观察目的而跟踪；拒绝(某人的)想法或信念
In use
The team scouted the area before setting up camp.
She scouts for new talent at local competitions.
The soldiers were scouting the enemy's position.
Verb forms
base scout · third person scouts · -ing scouting · past scouted · past participle scouted
Connections
Collocations
- scout for talent
- 物色人才
- The club is scouting for talent at the youth tournament.俱乐部正在青年锦标赛上物色人才。
- scout out
- 摸清；搜寻出
- Let's scout out the restaurant before we book it.我们先去探一探那家餐馆再预订吧。
- scout around
- 四处搜寻
- She scouted around for a parking spot.她四处找停车位。
- scout ahead
- 先行探路
- I'll scout ahead to see if the trail is clear.我先去探探路，看看小径是否畅通。
- scout the area
- 侦察这一带
- Rescuers scouted the area for survivors.救援人员在那一带搜寻幸存者。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 scout 中藏着 out（出去）：侦察就是外出搜寻，想象侦察兵出门扫视地形。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：military reconnaissance、talent scouting、pre-trip route planning 作为动词，scout 通常表示“侦察、搜寻、物色”，多用于军事侦察、人才发掘或出行前踏勘路线等中性场景。较少见的“轻蔑拒绝、嘲笑”义则偏旧式或正式书面语。
Grammar Note
既可作及物动词（如scout an area），也可作不及物动词（如scout for talent）。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All six words rhyme with scout on /aʊt/: out, about, shout, doubt, trout, stout. Out, about, shout, trout, and stout share the spelling chunk 'out'; doubt is a spelling trap because the b is silent (d-o-u-b-t). Scour /ˈskaʊər/ looks like scout but is pronounced with an extra /ər/ and no /t/, so it does not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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