scouting

• n. 童子军的活动；初步勘探；搜索活动
• v. 侦察，刺探；寻找；物色（人才等）（scout的ing形式）

英文词源

scouting (n.)

1640s, verbal noun from scout (v.1). Boy Scout sense from 1908.

双语例句

1. I have people scouting the hills already.

我已经让人搜过那些山了。

来自辞典例句

2. Perhaps also from the Gospel it passed into the tradition of scouting.

也许又从《福音书》传入守望的传统.

来自演讲部分

3. 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.

来自辞典例句

4. I spend most of my time scouting around for book.

我把大部分时间都用来找书了.

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5. We'd better start scouting about for a new secretary.

我们最好着手物色一个新秘书.

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