scout

スカウトする、才能を発掘する

チームや組織で活躍できる、能力のある人を探す。

やさしい英語で： To search for skilled people who could join a team or work for an organization.

• The coach scouts young players.
• She was scouted at a school football match.
• They travel around the country scouting for new talent.

使い方： scout for someone/something (The club is scouting for young players.)

類義語： headhunt, seek out

よく使う表現： scout for talent, scout young players, scout new talent

偵察する、下見する

役立つ情報を得るために、場所を見て回ったり観察したりする。

やさしい英語で： To look around or watch a place to find useful information.

• Go and scout the area.
• The soldiers scouted the enemy camp before dawn.
• We are scouting for a safe place to stop.

使い方： scout for something (They scouted for suitable filming locations.)

類義語： inspect, reconnoitre

よく使う表現： scout the area, scout enemy positions, scout ahead, scout for something

探索する、踏査する

何かを探すように、広い地域を歩き回って注意深く調べる。

やさしい英語で： To move around a large area and explore it carefully, as though searching for something.

• We scouted the nearby woods.
• They spent two days scouting the mountain terrain.
• Have you scouted the fields beyond the river?

使い方： scout around something (We spent the morning scouting around the valley.)

類義語： explore, survey

よく使う表現： scout the terrain, scout the hills, scout around something

軽蔑して退ける

考えや申し出を、尊重する価値がないとして退ける。

やさしい英語で： To reject an idea or offer because you think it deserves no respect.

• He scouted the proposal as foolish.
• She scouted his apology and turned away.
• They had scouted every suggestion of a compromise.

類義語： reject, dismiss, scorn

反対語： accept, welcome

よく使う表現： scout an idea, scout a proposal, scout an apology

斥候、偵察兵

先に進み、地域や敵の様子を調べて報告する人。

やさしい英語で： A person sent ahead to find out about an area or an enemy and report back.

• They sent a scout ahead.
• The scout returned with news of the enemy.
• Two scouts checked the road before the soldiers advanced.

よく使う表現： send a scout, army scout, enemy scout, scout report