outpost

名词 n.
中文释义
美 /ˈaʊtˌpoʊst/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.
    — The outpost did not have enough ammunition to resist a determined assault.
  2. The body of troops manning such a post.
    — Sgt. Smith fleeced most of the rest of the outpost of their earnings in their weekly game of craps.
  3. A sentinel positioned outside.
    — The net had been fully drawn; every member of the gang had been accounted for and now the outposts stationed in the garden were coming in to take over the work of guarding and escorting the haul of prisoners.
  4. An outlying settlement.
    — Beyond the border proper, there are three small outposts not officially under government protection.
  5. A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.

词形变化

outposts plural

词汇关系

相关词
outport reposting provincial

词源

Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *úd
Proto-Germanic *ūt
Proto-Germanic *ūt-
Old English ūt-
Middle English ut-
English out-
English post
English outpost
From out- + post.
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