milepost

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mile·post /ˈmaɪlpəʊst $ -poʊst/ noun [countable] American English  1. TTDISTANCEa post next to a road or railway that shows the distance in miles to the next town 〔公路或铁路旁用英里显示下一城镇距离的〕里程标2. a milestone(1) 重大事件，里程碑

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milepost• Far from being a defeat, Reykjavik was a milepost, a turning point in disarmament negotiations.• Victoria and I have undoubtedly passed that milepost.

mile·post nounChineseSyllable  

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milepost
mile‧post /ˈmaɪlpəʊst $ -poʊst/ noun [countable] American English
1. a post next to a road or railway that shows the distance in miles to the next town
2. a milestone(1)

mile·postBrE /ˈmaɪlpəʊst/ 🔊NAmE /ˈmaɪlpoʊst/ 🔊 noun (especially NAmE) a post by the side of the road that shows how far it is to the next town, and to other places 里程标 = milestone (1)