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reconnoiter

/ree-kuh-noi-ter, rek-uh-/US // ˌri kəˈnɔɪ tər, ˌrɛk ə- //

侦察员,侦查,侦察,侦查员

Related Words

look样子,脸色,貌似,貌inquire查询,询问,问询,问讯probe探测,探索,探测器,调查explore探索,探讨,探寻,探究examine审查,检查,研究,审视scout侦察员,侦查员,侦察兵,童子军survey调查,调查表,调查报告,观察

Definitions

v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to inspect, observe, or survey in order to gain information for military purposes.
    • : to examine or survey for engineering, geological, or other purposes.
v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make a reconnaissance.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbinspect
Synonyms
examine审查,检查,研究,审视explore探索,探讨,探寻,探究inquire查询,询问,问询,问讯look样子,脸色,貌似,貌probe探测,探索,探测器,调查scout侦察员,侦查员,侦察兵,童子军survey调查,调查表,调查报告,观察

Examples

  • They sighted the port of Cavite in order to reconnoiter the strength of the fleet stationed there.

  • At daybreak, Havelock sent Colonel Tytler, with the eighteen volunteer horse, to reconnoiter.

  • Pressing on a few hundred yards to reconnoiter the Pomeroy road, we suddenly encountered the enemy.

  • Some of the warriors proposed riding back to the ridge with Painted Weasel to reconnoiter.

  • Darkness had already fallen, and White Otter determined to reconnoiter the plain before the first war party left the ravine.

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