scouting
英 [ˈskaʊ.tɪŋ]
美 [ˈskaʊ.t̬ɪŋ]
- 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）
英语词源
- scouting (n.)
- 1640s, verbal noun from scout (v.1). Boy Scout sense from 1908.
权威例句
- 1. I have people scouting the hills already.
- 我已经让人搜过那些山了。
- 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.
- 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.
- 4. I spend most of my time scouting around for book.
- 我把大部分时间都用来找书了.
- 5. We'd better start scouting about for a new secretary.
- 我们最好着手物色一个新秘书.