reconnoiter

vt. 侦察, 勘查

发音

UK /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtə/
UK /ˌɹʷɛkəˈnɔɪ̯tʰə/
US /ˌɹɛkəˈnɔɪtɚ/
US /ˌɹˠɛkəˈnɔɪ̯ɾɚ/

词形变化

reconnoiters 复数 reconnoiters reconnoitered reconnoitering reconnoiters 三单 reconnoitering 现在分词 reconnoitered 过去式 reconnoitered 过去分词

别名

reconoiter reconnoitre

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    An act or instance of reconnoitering.

    美国

    The pilot reported the findings of his reconnoiter.

v.
  1. 1.

    To perform a reconnaissance (of an area; an enemy position); to scout with the aim of acquiring information.

    侦察

    美国 不及物 及物 政治 军事

    Our scout will reconnoiter the path ahead of our troops.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 2

scout reconnoitre

上位词 1

observe

词源

From French reconnoître (obsolete spelling of reconnaître), from Latin recognoscere (“to recognize”). Contrarily, there is also an obsolete 19th-century British English spelling reconnaitre (now reconnoitre).

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