outpost

名词 outpost:

1. a station in a remote or sparsely populated location
   同义词：outstation
2. a settlement on the frontier of civilization
   同义词：frontier settlement
3. a military post stationed at a distance from the main body of troops

1. The battalion's outposts were called in.
   该营的前哨部队已被召回。
2. That small town is the last far-flung outpost of our country.
   那个小城镇是我们国家一个遥远的前哨基地。

out.post

n.（名词）

A detachment of troops stationed at a distance from a main force to guard against surprise attacks.
前哨：派驻在离主力部队很远的地带的支队以防敌人的偷袭
The station occupied by such troops.
前哨地：这种支队的驻地
A usually small military base established in another country.
国外前哨基地：驻扎在另一国家的通常很小的军事基地
An outlying settlement.
边区村落：远离中心定居点