scout

柯林斯词典

1. N-COUNT A scout is someone who is sent to an area of countryside to find out the position of an enemy army. 侦察员
They set off, two men out in front as scouts, two behind in case of any attack from the rear. 他们出发了，两人在前作为侦察员，两人殿后以防后方攻击。
2. N-COUNT a person employed by a club to seek new players (俱乐部寻找新成员时雇佣的)星探[sport]
3. N-COUNT the act or an instance of scouting 侦察
4. V-T/V-I If you scout somewhere for something, you go through that area searching for it. 搜寻
I wouldn't have time to scout the area for junk. 我不会有时间在那个地区找废物。
A team of four was sent to scout for a nuclear test site. 一个四人小组被派去寻找核试验基地。
5. V-I to act as a scout for a sports club 物色(运动员)