Word · Frequency #6892
scouts
侦察；搜寻；物色
scouts is the third person singular of scout.
核心释义
To search or explore an area in order to find or observe someone or something.
- 1.
像搜索一样探索广阔地形
To explore a wide terrain, as if on a search.
- 2.
轻蔑地拒绝
To reject with contempt.
- 3.
如同侦察员般观察、监视或寻找；为观察目的而跟踪
To observe, watch, or look for, as a scout; to follow for the purpose of observation, as a scout.
- 4.
拒绝(某人的)想法或信念
To reject the ideas or beliefs of (a person).
- 5.
嘲笑
To scoff.
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
用法In use
The team scouted the area before setting up camp.
用法提示：动词"scout"在这里表示"侦察"，是过去式形式。
She scouts for new talent at local competitions.
用法提示：动词"scout"表示"寻找、物色"，第三人称单数形式。
The soldiers were scouting the enemy's position.
用法提示：动词"scout"是现在分词形式，表示"侦察"。
scout + [place/area]
scout 作及物动词时，宾语通常是地点或区域，表示对某地进行侦察。
The soldiers scouted the valley before the attack.
士兵们在进攻前侦察了那个山谷。
scout for + [sb/sth]
scout for 后接寻找的目标，常指为组织、团队等物色人才或资源。
The company is scouting for new talent.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明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）。
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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。
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