| 单词 | scout |
| 释义 | Word Frequency scout 1(skaʊt) noun 1. a person, ship, or aircraft sent out to gain information 2. military a person or unit despatched to reconnoitre the position of the enemy 3. sport a person employed by a club to seek new players 4. the act or an instance of scouting 5. (esp at Oxford University) a college servant Compare gyp36. obsolete (in Britain) a patrolman of a motoring organization 7. informal a fellow or companion verb 8. to examine or observe (anything) in order to obtain information 9. (tr; sometimes foll by out or up) to seek 10. (intransitive) to act as a scout for a sports club 11. (intr; foll by about or around) to go in search (for) Derived forms scouter (ˈscouter) noun Word origin C14: from Old French ascouter to listen to, from Latin auscultāre to auscultateWord Frequency scout 2(skaʊt) verb archaic to reject (a person or thing) with contempt Word origin C17: from Old Norse skūta derisionWord Frequency Scout(skaʊt) noun (sometimes not capital) a boy or (in some countries) a girl who is a member of a worldwide movement (the Scout Association) founded as the Boy Scouts in England in 1908 by Lord Baden-Powell with the aim of developing character and responsibility See also Air Scout, Girl Scout, Guide, Sea Scout, Venture Scout |
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