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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The Ming dynasty also built the Jiayuguan outpost in Gansu.
  明朝也在甘肃建立了嘉峪关前哨。
• You can bunk in a deluxe outpost cabin, which are very well maintained and comfortable.
  你可以在一个豪华的前哨格船舱中得到很好的保持和舒适。
• The commandos attacked the outpost at dawn.
  突击队员于拂晓时袭击了前哨基地。
• 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。
• The islands are home to an important Indian military outpost, the only tri-services command in the country.
  上述岛屿是印度一处重要军事基地的所在地。该基地是印度唯一的三军指挥中心。
• The two ancient cultures of India and China thus met at Dunhuang, which was a major outpost along the silk road.
  中国和印度这两大古文明在敦煌融合，敦煌是古丝绸之路上的一个重要前哨。