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an outpost of [organization/place]
of 后接组织或地点，表示从属或分支关系。
The observatory is an outpost of the space agency.
这个天文台是航天局的一个前哨站。
前哨；前哨基地
outposts — plural of outpost
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前哨；前哨基地
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
The observatory is an outpost of the space agency.
这个天文台是航天局的一个前哨站。
远离主力部队的军事哨所。
A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.
偏远或人口稀少地区的哨站；前哨
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
驻守该哨所的部队。
The body of troops manning such a post.
文明边疆的定居点
a settlement on the frontier of civilization
The remote mountain outpost had no electricity or running water.
那个偏远的山区前哨基地没有电也没有自来水。
Researchers live at the Antarctic outpost for months to study the ice.
研究人员在南极前哨站一住就是几个月，研究冰层。
A small military outpost guarded the northern pass.
一个小型军事前哨守卫着北方的隘口。
of 后接组织或地点，表示从属或分支关系。
The observatory is an outpost of the space agency.
这个天文台是航天局的一个前哨站。
in 后接地理位置，说明前哨所在之处。
They built an outpost in the valley.
他们在山谷里建了一个前哨站。
Not this
The army set up outpost in the mountains.
Use this
The army set up an outpost in the mountains.
outpost 是可数名词，单数泛指时需加不定冠词 an；中文没有冠词，容易漏掉。
Not this
There are many outpost in the region.
Use this
There are many outposts in the region.
many 后接可数名词复数，outpost 的复数形式是 outposts，不能保留单数形式。
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军事前哨
The soldiers were stationed at a military outpost near the border.
士兵们被派驻在边境附近的一个军事前哨。
偏远前哨（站）
The village is a remote outpost in the mountains.
这个村庄是群山中的一个偏远前哨站。
贸易据点
The old trading outpost on the river attracted merchants from many regions.
河边的老贸易据点吸引了来自许多地区的商人。
边境前哨
They established a frontier outpost to guard the pass.
他们建立了一个边境前哨来守卫关隘。
孤立的前哨站
Supplies were flown to the isolated outpost once a month.
物资每月空运一次到这个孤立的前哨站。
文明的前哨；在偏远地区传播文明的地方
The small school was an outpost of civilization in the remote mountain village.
这所小学校是偏远山村中文明的前哨。
最后的阵地；某种理念或事物仅存的代表
This tiny bookstore is the last outpost of independent publishing in the city.
这家小书店是这座城市独立出版业的最后阵地。
帝国的前哨；帝国在远方设立的基地
The fort served as an outpost of empire in the newly conquered territory.
这座堡垒是帝国在新征服领土上设立的前哨。
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记法：out（外面）+ post（哨所/岗位），设在远离主力的前哨站。
语域：neutral 常见场景：military、news、business “outpost” 多用于正式或书面语境，常见于军事、新闻和商业报道中，口语中较少使用。通常指偏远地区的前哨站或分支机构。
The ending -post in outpost is pronounced /poʊst/, matching post, ghost, and toast (the -ost ending sounds like /oʊst/). The first syllable out is /aʊt/. Beware lookalikes: cost /kɔːst/ and lost /lɔːst/ end in -ost but have a different vowel and do not rhyme.
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.