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scoutBrE /skaʊt/NAmE /skaʊt/ nounthe Scouts [pl.] an organization (officially called the Scout Association) originally for boys, which trains young people in practical skills and does a lot of activities with them, for example camping 童子军◆to join the Scouts 参加童子军(BrE) a boy or girl who is a member of the Scouts 童子军成员◆Both my brothers were scouts. 我的两个哥哥都当过童子军。◆a scout troop 童子军中队 ➡ see also Boy Scout, guide noun (6) ➡ compare brownie (2) , brownie (3) a person, an aircraft, etc. sent ahead to get information about the enemy's position, strength, etc. 侦察员；侦察机 colonize, discover, explore, pioneer, reconnaissance, scout, settle, terrain, territory, voyage = talent scout scoutBrE /skaʊt/NAmE /skaʊt/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they scout BrE /skaʊt/ NAmE /skaʊt/present simple - he / she / it scouts BrE /skaʊts/ NAmE /skaʊts/past simple scouted BrE /ˈskaʊtɪd/ NAmE /ˈskaʊtɪd/past participle scouted BrE /ˈskaʊtɪd/ NAmE /ˈskaʊtɪd/ -ing form scouting BrE /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈskaʊtɪŋ/ [T, I] to search an area or various areas in order to find or discover sth 侦察，搜寻（某处）◆~ sth (for sb/sth) They scouted the area for somewhere to stay the night. 他们四处查看，想找个过夜的地方。◆~ (around) (for sb/sth) The kids were scouting around for wood for the fire. 孩子们正在四处寻找柴火。◆a military scouting party 军事侦察小分队 [I, T] ~ (sb) to look for sports players, actors, musicians, etc. who have special ability, so you can offer them work 物色（优秀运动员、演员、音乐家等）◆He scouts for Manchester United. 他为曼彻斯特联队物色球员。 ●ˌscout sth↔ˈoutto find out what an area is like or where sth is, by searching 搜索；侦察（地形）；勘察◆We went ahead to scout out the lie of the land. 我们先一步出发，去侦察地形。 |