| 词汇 | scouted |
| 释义 | scouted past simple and past participle ofscout scout verb[ I or T, usually+ adv/prep ] uk /skaʊt/ us /skaʊt/ to go to look in various places for something you want: 侦察；搜索；寻找 He's scouting about/around for somewhere better to live.他到处寻找更好的住处。 She's visiting Connecticut to scout out(= discover information about) the east coast housing market.她来到康涅狄格州搜集东海岸房产市场的信息。 Synonym reconnoitrespecializedUK Searching -seeking beachcomb beachcomber beachcombing body search bounty hunter divine hunter hunting ground keep your/an eye out for someone/somethingidiom leave no stone unturnedidiom manhunt needle scout scratch search seek someone/something out seeker shake someone down troll Examples of scoutedscouted In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. The most potent of these was the nationalism of subject peoples, which 'imperialist economism' scouted as diverting the working-class movement to the service of reactionary bourgeois causes. They scouted his suggestion of a lengthy war. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Suggestions of equally big ideas which may today be scouted as ridiculous will come to be accepted and operated. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I do not find the idea of compulsory service now scouted in the way it was a very few years ago. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He did not even say he would consult his colleagues about it, but scouted the whole idea. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would be scouted in any fifth-form debating society. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 But he scouted the idea that there was any improper notion in punishment for crime. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It objects in principle and in detail, and its representations went largely ignored and its complaints of inadequate consultation have been scouted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 You do not propose to put a tax upon their annual value, and any such principle would be scouted as impossible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 And just for good measure he scouted any idea that any civil servants are activated by any special sense of public duty or service. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it true that the civil authorities to the end scouted the idea of attack? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is only fair to add that that suggestion appears to have been scouted by every one concerned, and no more was heard of it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am glad to have heard that idea scouted in the speeches to-day. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He rather scouted the idea that there was any sinister motive behind it. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I conclude by saying that it would be a great pity if, because, as we hope, they will deal with reality rather than pipe dreams, the inter-party talks were scouted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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