scouting
v. 搜寻;(尤指士兵)侦察;考察(商业地区);寻觅(人才);轻蔑地拒绝(建议、想法)(scout 的现在分词)
n. 侦查;童子军活动
例句
The kids were scouting around for wood for the fire.
孩子们正在四处寻找柴火。
《牛津词典》
Penguin hopes the site will attract agents, editors and publishers scouting for new talent.
企鹅出版社希望这个网站能够吸引代理商、编辑和出版商来挖掘新的人才。
On Sunday, after church, Bob drove Phyllis and the kids around Detroit, scouting out sites for the Kearns wiper factory.
周日,从教会回来,鲍勃开车载着妻子和孩子到底特律兜一圈,监察他的雨刷工厂。