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scout1 /skaut; skaut/ n 1 person (not a spy), ship or small, fast aircraft, sent out to get information of the enemys movements, strength, etc. 斥候; 偵察艦; 偵察機(jī)。 2 (Boy) S~, member of an organization (the S~ Association) intended to develop character and teach self-reliance, discipline and public spirit. 童子軍。 Cf 參較 Girl Guides (US 美 — Girl 5 ~). '~master n officer who leads a troop of Boy S~s. 童子軍團(tuán)團(tuán)長或敎練。 3 patrol-man on the roads, helping motorists who are members of the Automobile Association or Royal Automobile Club. (幫助身為汽車協(xié)會或皇家汽車俱樂部會員之駕車者的)公路巡邏人員。 4 person employed to look out for talented performers (in sport, the theatre, etc) and recruit them for his employer(s): 受雇物色運(yùn)動員或演員之人; 球探; 星探： a 'talent ~. 物色人才之人。 5 (at Oxford) college servant. (牛津大學(xué)的)校工。 vi [VP2C] ~ about/around (for sb/sth). go about as a ~ (1, 4): 偵察; 到處尋找： ~ about/ around for.... go about looking for.... 往各處 |