| 单词 | outpost |
| 释义 | outpost (aʊtpoʊst ) Word forms: outposts countable noun An outpost is 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. ...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads. Synonyms: frontier, border, borderline, borderland Collocations: remote outpost In one sense, the eye can be considered as a remote outpost of the brain, so interlinked are the two organs. Times, Sunday Times Residents describe the remote outpost as a colonia. Times, Sunday Times He even used this remote outpost to house some of his more ridiculous ideas. The Sun The forest has long since disposed of the evidence, but it was here, in the 17th century, that the conquistadors established their most remote outpost. Times, Sunday Times This show captures the spirit of an extraordinary era in a nation that, at the very best, represents a remote outpost of the modern canon. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 军事基地设在国内边远地区或国外的 Japanese: 前哨地 |
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