词组 | scope out |
释义 | Phr V scope out scopes, scoping, scoped scope out sb/sth or scope sb/sth out American informal to look carefully at someone to see if they are interesting or attractive, or to consider something carefullyShe scoped out the men standing near the bar.I need to scope out all the possibilities before I make a decision. scope out verb to investigate something; to examine something; to check something out US, 1973scope out sth/sb • scope sth/sb out AmE informal to look at something or someone to see what they are like: We used to scope out the prettiest girls first thing at our high school dances. The coalition has sent staff to scope out the housing situation for the city's homeless.■ SIMILAR TO: check out scope out1. To make a preliminary investigation, inspection, or analysis of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scope" and "out." We need to scope out some locations for the music video this weekend. Someone's gotta scope the joint out before we can hit it. 2. verb, slang To look with interest at someone who one finds attractive. A noun or pronoun can be used between "scope" and "out." He spent the whole date scoping out other girls, so, no, I don't think it went very well. There's some girl at the bar scoping you out, Chris—you should go over and talk to her. scope someone or something outSl. to look someone or something over; to check someone or something out. Hey, scope the new car out! Dave was scoping out all the girls. scope outv. To make a preliminary inspection of something: The crew scoped out possible locations for the movie. Before the thieves robbed the bank, they spent weeks scoping it out. scope someone out tv. to look someone over; to check someone out. Dave was scoping out all the girls. |
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