scout
n
1 person, ship or aircraft sent out to get information about the enemy's position, strength, etc 侦察员; 侦察舰; 侦察机.
2 Scout (also formerly 旧时作 Boy `Scout) member of the Scout Association, an organization which aims to teach boys self-reliance, discipline and public service through outdoor activities 童子军
[attrib 作定语]
a scout troop, hut 童子军的部队、 营房. Cf 参看 Girl Guide (girl).
3 person whose job is to find talented performers (eg footballers, stage artists, etc) and offer them work 物色(运动员、 演员等)人材的工作人员
a `talent scout 物色演员或运动员的人.
4 servant at an Oxford college 牛津大学的校工. scout, v [Ipr, Ip]
~ around/about (for sb/sth)
1 look in various places to find sb/sth 到处寻找某人[某事物]
We'd better start scouting about for a new secretary. 我们最好著手物色一个新秘书.
I've been scouting around town for a better house. 我跑遍了全城想找个好一点的房子.
2 act as a scout(1) 侦察: scouting around (looking) for enemy troops 到各处侦察寻找敌军.
In 1858 an area of poor housing, factories and farm buildings was torn down and Central Park was created, reaching from 59th Street to 110th Street and across three avenues.