They scoped out [=checked out] the area before setting up the tent.搭帐篷之前，他们把这片地考察了一遍。

Players were scoping out the competition.选手们打量着对方。

He wants to scope out [=consider, examine] all of the possibilities before deciding what to do.在决定做什么之前，他想把所有的可能性都考虑一遍。