| 单词 | reconnoiter |
| 释义 | reconnoiter verb[IorT] militaryUSspecialized(UKreconnoitre)us/ˌriː.kəˈnɔɪ.t̬ɚ/uk/ˌrek.əˈnɔɪ.tər/(ofsoldiersormilitaryaircraft) to getinformationabout anareaor thesizeandpositionofenemyforces Synonym scout The armed forces generally
Examplesofreconnoiterreconnoiter Is it not asking too much of residencies, however, toreconnoitereach summer to adjust to new residents of unknown skills and temperaments? From theCambridge English Corpus Immediate preparations were made to attack the fort, as one of the officers had reconnoitered its strength. FromProject Gutenberg The main body moves slowly forward after reconnoitering has commenced, without any order, and only passing whatever ground has been rendered secure by the reconnoiterers. FromProject Gutenberg The two clambered out and reconnoitered for help. FromProject Gutenberg But that peak was as good as any for reconnoitering the surrounding country, was higher than any other within several miles, in fact. FromProject Gutenberg He went up on the shoulder of the man who was to watch outside the rear wall, and straddled the wall for a briefreconnoiter. FromProject Gutenberg It was just before midnight when they swung down out of the sky toreconnoiterthe ice jam. FromProject Gutenberg They descended, reconnoitered the corridor carefully, and retraced their steps. FromProject Gutenberg Then a party set out on foot toreconnoiterthe land. FromProject Gutenberg It is right that the house should be reconnoitered without delay, but for us to do that in a body would be inviting defeat. FromProject Gutenberg The homes that he intended to plunder had been selected long before, and the premises in each case thoroughly reconnoitered. FromProject Gutenberg Here we stayed a couple of days, while our reconnoitering details went forward and familiarized themselves with the position. FromProject Gutenberg All day scouting parties in taxicabs kept appearing on the sandy plain toreconnoiterthe fleet and fortress. FromProject Gutenberg Occasionally he would stop and apparentlyreconnoiter, and then cautiously advance. FromProject Gutenberg Then they slipped into the woods, reconnoitered carefully for a little while, finding nothing hostile, and returned to the river. FromProject Gutenberg These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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