scope something/someone out
phrasal verb with scope verb uk/skəʊp/ us/skoʊp/
US informal
仔细观察（看某事物／某人是否有趣或具吸引力）
to look carefully to see if something or someone is interesting or attractive
We scoped out the local area to see if it would be a good place to rent a flat. 我们仔细观察了一下附近地区，看是否适于在那里租房住。