outposts n. 前哨站;警戒部队(outpost的复数形式)
- Lothar destroys three outposts in the Black Morass.
洛萨在黑色沼泽摧毁了三个岗哨. - The findings could help decide where to build future lunar colonies, since manned outposts will need energy, and could potentially derive it from nuclear power plants.
这次发现将有助于决定在哪里设立未来月球殖民地,因为有人职守月球前哨将需要能源,可能有从核电站获取能源的潜力。 - Stationed at different outposts in Baghdad just six miles apart, they rarely had the chance to see each other in person-just once or twice a month-so the phone calls were crucial.
两人驻在巴格达市内的不同前哨基地,相距只有六哩,却难得有机会见面,一个月只一两次,所以打电话非常重要。