Word · Frequency #14644
outposts
前哨；前哨基地
outposts is the plural of outpost.
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
- 1.
A military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops.
远离主力部队的军事哨所。
- 2.
a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
偏远或人口稀少地区的哨站；前哨
- 3.
The body of troops manning such a post.
驻守该哨所的部队。
- 4.
a settlement on the frontier of civilization
文明边疆的定居点
- 5.
A sentinel positioned outside.
在外部的哨兵。
- 6.
a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops
远离主力的军事哨所
- 7.
An outlying settlement.
边远定居点。
- 8.
A square protected by a pawn that is in or near the enemy's stronghold.
由兵保护且位于或靠近敌方腹地的格。
远离主力部队的军事哨所。；偏远或人口稀少地区的哨站；前哨；驻守该哨所的部队。；文明边疆的定居点；在外部的哨兵。
In use
The remote mountain outpost had no electricity or running water.
Researchers live at the Antarctic outpost for months to study the ice.
A small military outpost guarded the northern pass.
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。
an outpost in [place]
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。
Common mistakes
The army set up outpost in the mountains.
Connections
Collocations
- military outpost
- 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。
- remote outpost
- 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。
- trading outpost
- 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。
- frontier outpost
- 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。
- isolated outpost
- 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。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记法：out（外面）+ post（哨所/岗位），设在远离主力的前哨站。
Context & Register
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。
Pronunciation & Spelling
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.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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