outpost
- 英式英标[\'aʊtpost]
- 美式音标[\'aʊtpəʊst]
中文词源
outpost 前哨基地
out-,向外，post,岗哨。
英文词源
- outpost (n.)
- 1757, "military position detached from the main body of troops," from out + post (n.2). Originally in George Washington's letters. Commercial sense of "trading settlement near a frontier" is from 1802. Phrase outpost of Empire (by 1895) in later use often echoes Kipling.
实用例句
- 1. the last outpost of civilization
- 文明的边缘地区
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Some soldiers waited at an outpost deep in the forest.
- 一些士兵在森林深处的一个前哨基地等候.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 3. That little store was the last outpost for motorists before they entered the desert.
- 那个小商店是乘汽车旅行的人们进入沙漠之前的最后一个居民点.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Their new outpost was on the crest of a hill.
- 他们新的前哨阵地设在一座小山包顶上.
来自辞典例句
- 5. The troops received orders to trench the outpost.
- 部队接到命令在前哨周围筑壕加强防卫.
来自辞典例句
