outpost

英 [ˈaʊtpəʊst]

美 [ˈaʊtpoʊst]

n.  前哨(基地); 偏远村镇; 孤零住区

复数：outposts　过去式：outposted　

IELTSTEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.14644 / COCA.9214

牛津词典

noun

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

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 贸易站；前哨基地；（设在国外的）军事基地
  Anoutpostis a small group of buildings used for trading or military purposes, either in a distant part of your own country or in a foreign country.
  1. ...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads.
     靠一条崎岖艰险的山路与外界相连的偏远山区哨站

英英释义

noun

• a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
• a settlement on the frontier of civilization
  Synonym:frontier settlement
• a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
  Synonym:outstation

双语例句

• Wastage is now applied to Outpost construction platform blueprints.
  哨站建设研究蓝图应用时已计算损耗系数。
• 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。
• The Ming dynasty also built the Jiayuguan outpost in Gansu.
  明朝也在甘肃建立了嘉峪关前哨。
• Runs a mobile reconnaissance outpost for the Royal navy.
  她掌管着一支皇家海军机动侦察前哨部队。
• Very much an outpost in the jungle, Lambar é n é is on the forefront of malaria research.
  Lambaréné位于丛林的前沿，所以该研究中心是疟疾研究的最前线。
• Jiayuguan Fortress was considered to be the last outpost of Chinese civilization.
  嘉峪关被视为中国文化的最后关哨。
• First they opened fire on an Afghan military camp and then assaulted an US outpost.
  首先，他们向阿富汗军事营地开火，袭击了美国前哨基地。
• You are Jake Striker, an officer of the Global Alliance and the only surviving pilot on the Moon based outpost, left to defend the planet.
  你是在被建立前哨的月亮上的满意下手帮手，全球的同盟一个官员和唯一的生还飞行员，离开防护行星。
• Novartis has opened a research centre in Shanghai and has another outpost in Singapore focused on tropical diseases.
  诺华制药已经在上海建立了一个科研中心，另外，诺华还在新加波开设了一家热带疾病研究所。
• After you have visited the moon, you visit the Mars Colony and the Venus Exploration Outpost.
  访问完月球之后，你参观了火星移居区和金星开发前哨基地。