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.
雙語例句
1. the last outpost of civilization
文明的邊緣地區(qū)
來自《權(quán)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(gè)前哨基地等候.
來自《簡(jiǎn)明英漢詞典》
3. That little store was the last outpost for motorists before they entered the desert.
那個(gè)小商店是乘汽車旅行的人們進(jìn)入沙漠之前的最后一個(gè)居民點(diǎn).
來自《簡(jiǎn)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(shè)在一座小山包頂上.
來自辭典例句
5. The troops received orders to trench the outpost.