outpost

• n. 前哨；警戒部隊；邊區村落

out-,向外，post,崗哨。

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.

1. the last outpost of civilization

文明的邊緣地區

來自《權威詞典》

2. Some soldiers waited at an outpost deep in the forest.

一些士兵在森林深處的一個前哨基地等候.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

3. That little store was the last outpost for motorists before they entered the desert.

那個小商店是乘汽車旅行的人們進入沙漠之前的最後一個居民點.

來自《簡明英漢詞典》

4. Their new outpost was on the crest of a hill.

他們新的前哨陣地設在一座小山包頂上.

來自辭典例句

5. The troops received orders to trench the outpost.

部隊接到命令在前哨周圍築壕加強防衛.

來自辭典例句