outpost /ˈaʊtˌpəʊst/ star1 CET6 TEM8 (outposts)

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  N-COUNT（可数名词） 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. (设在国内边远地区或国外的) 军事基地; 贸易基地

  例：

  ...a remote mountain outpost, linked to the outside world by the poorest of roads.

  …一个偏远山区的军事基地，靠着糟糕透顶的公路与外界相连。

• 2.  

  N-COUNT（可数名词） An outpost is a small settlement or community that is situated in a remote part of a country. 边远居民点

  例：

  This rural outpost, 400 miles northeast of Helena, has one stoplight.

  这个在赫勒拿东北400英里处的农村居民点有一个交通信号灯。