outpost
['autpəust]
n.前哨, 偏远居民区, 前哨基地, 警戒部队
例句与用法:
The battalion's outposts were called in.
该营的前哨部队已被召回。
That small town is the last far-flung outpost of our country.
那个小城镇是我们国家一个遥远的前哨基地。
词形变化:
动词过去式: outpolled | 动词过去分词: outpolled | 动词现在分词: outpolling | 动词第三人称单数: outpolls |
详细释义:
n.[C]
1. 前哨, 警戒部队
2. 前哨基地
They established the first outposts and settlements.
他们建立了第一批前哨基地和居民点。
3. (设在国外的)军事基地
4. 边远居民点