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outpost

英 ['aʊtpəʊst] 美['aʊtpost]
  • n. 前哨;警戒部队;边区村落

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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.

双语例句


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