outpost 英 [ˈaʊtpəʊst]   美 [ˈaʊtpoʊst]

outpost

outpost  英 [ˈaʊtpəʊst] 美 [ˈaʊtpoʊst]

n. 前哨;警戒部队;边区村落 

名词复数:outposts 

The soldiers trenched an outpost. 士兵们用战壕防御前哨。
Originally used as an outpost to keep an eye on Napoleon in exile, Ascension Island, between South America and Africa, was a busy Atlantic waystation in Darwin’s day. 原本被作为监视流放中的拿破仑的前哨,阿森松岛位于南美洲与非洲之间,在达尔文时代是大西洋一个繁忙的中转站。

  • An outpost is a camp or station that's somewhat isolated. A military outpost acts as a guard or defense against an enemy's attack on the larger military force.
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  • n. 前哨;警戒部队;边区村落
  • 1. The soldiers trenched an outpost.

    士兵们用战壕防御前哨。

  • 2. Originally used as an outpost to keep an eye on Napoleon in exile, Ascension Island, between South America and Africa, was a busy Atlantic waystation in Darwin’s day.

    原本被作为监视流放中的拿破仑的前哨,阿森松岛位于南美洲与非洲之间,在达尔文时代是大西洋一个繁忙的中转站。

  • 3. Less than a decade ago, it fired its first human being into orbit. Now, Beijing is working on a multi-capsule outpost in space.

    距离中国首次将人类送入太空轨道不到十年的时间,北京现在准备在太空建立多功能密闭舱前哨。

  • 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.
out·post / ˈaʊtpəʊst ; NAmE ˈaʊtpoʊst / noun 1 a small military camp away from the main army, used for watching an enemy's movements, etc. 前哨(基地) 2 a small town or group of buildings in a lonely part of a country 偏远村镇;孤零住区 a remote outpost 偏远的村镇 the last outpost of civilization 文明的边缘地区 outpost outposts out·post / ˈaʊtpəʊst ; NAmE ˈaʊtpoʊst /
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