| 单词 | reconnoiter |
| 释义 | reconnoiter (once / 5526 pages) v When you reconnoiter an area, you’re looking around to try to get some kind of feel for the place. It often describes a military action, but you could also reconnoiter the breakroom on the lookout for doughnuts. When you reconnoiter something, you typically explore it with a particular goal in mind. If you’re part of a military group, you might reconnoiter the coast to see where the navy might land. It’s a way to make a preliminary inspection so you can figure out what to do next. If you’re moving to a new city, you might reconnoiter several neighborhoods — you’re sizing them up to see if you might like to live there. WORD FAMILYreconnoiter: reconnoitered, reconnoitering, reconnoiters+/reconnoitering: reconnoiterings USAGE EXAMPLESThe latter can’t really hack anything, but lets you reconnoiter battlefields, marking targets so you can decide how best to proceed. Time(Nov 17, 2016) It will have to reconnoiter, and conjure up a new course in a world where its voice likely will not be as strong. Seattle Times(Jun 25, 2016) At the bond hearing, Zeager, the prosecutor, said Carroll “took a good amount of time to reconnoiter.” Washington Post(Mar 07, 2016) v explore, often with the goal of finding something or somebody Syn|Hyper reconnoitre, scout observe watch attentively |
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