“球探”相中易建联
近日，“易建联参加明年NBA选秀”成了球迷们的热门话题。其实，易建联是早被NBA球探盯上的球员。基于球探的参与，NBA官方选秀网站把易建联列为第11号种子选手，称“易建联是继姚明之后登陆NBA的另一位前景广阔的中国球员。”
请看《中国日报》相关报道: Yi Jianlian is highly rated by US scouts. Leading draft website NBADraft.net predicts the teenager will be picked in 11th position next year in a strong draft.
报道中，scout指的是“球探”，当然，若用在娱乐领域则意指“星探”。在这里，scout专指体育和娱乐界的“伯乐”。
基于“球探、星探”这层含义，scout做动词时指“物色人才”，或更通俗一点“挖墙根”。看两个例句：
She scouts for a professional basketball team.
Do you know Mr. Weng has been scouted out by company A?
