reconnoitre
reconnoitre
[ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə]
(美 reconnoiter)
verb
[ˌrɛkəˈnɔɪtə]
(美 reconnoiter)
verb
- [with obj.]make a military observation of (a region)
侦察（地区）
they reconnoitred the beach some weeks before the landing.
登陆前的几周他们侦察了海滩。
[no obj.]the raiders were reconnoitring for further attacks.
袭击者们在为进一步攻击进行侦察。
- (informal)an act of reconnoitring
(非正式)侦察
a nocturnal reconnoitre of the camp.
对敌营的夜间侦察。
- early 18th cent.: from obsolete French reconnoître, from Latin recognoscere 'know again' (see recognize)
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