Outpost
['aʊtpəʊst] or ['aʊtpost]
解释:
(n.) A post or station without the limits of a camp, or at a distance from the main body of an army, for observation of the enemy.
(n.) The troops placed at such a station.
录入:赖安
解释:
n. a post or station beyond the main body of an army: the troops placed there.
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例句:
- And thus came Tarzan of the Apes to the first outpost of civilization. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
- The bearer had ridden over to the imperial outpost at Bostra in the wilderness south of Damascus. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
- Like a careful general, his first visit was to the outposts at the western pass, where he found everything in an extremely satisfactory condition. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- Johnston's cavalry meanwhile had been well out towards our front, and occasional encounters occurred between it and our outposts. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.
- About a mile from the main camp we encountered their outposts and, as had been prearranged, accepted this as the signal to charge. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
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