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reconnoitre

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re·con·noi·tre British English, reconnoiter American English /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtə $ ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/ verb [intransitive, transitive]  1. PMto try to find out the position and size of your enemy’s army, for example by flying planes over land where their soldiers are 侦察2 to find out information about an area 勘察;查看 All morning, the world’s top cyclists have been reconnoitring the course. 世界一流的自行车选手整个早上都在勘察赛道。
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reconnoitreLampard sent Dunn and Trooper Peck in a jeep to reconnoitre.One of the duke's groundsmen advised me to reconnoitre a nearby converted abbey which has recently been turned into a hotel.As the outriders can only move so fast, their ability to reconnoitre ahead is limited.This time, however, she was so late that she could not reconnoitre first.He sent two men to reconnoitre the approaching dark.One night in August 1969, therefore, the two men drove to Hallington to reconnoitre the line.Lampard would not raid without reconnoitring the target first.M, the title's hunter, has rented a room at an isolated house from which to reconnoitre the wilderness beyond.
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reconnoitre
reconnoitre British English, reconnoiter American English /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtə $ ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/ verb [intransitive and transitive]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Origin: Early French reconnoître, from Old French reconoistre; recognize
1. to try to find out the position and size of your enemy’s army, for example by flying planes over land where their soldiers are
2. to find out information about an area:
    All morning, the world’s top cyclists have been reconnoitring the course.


rec·on·noitre (especially US -ter) BrE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtər/ 🔊, also /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they reconnoitre BrE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtə(r)/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtər/ 🔊, also /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtər/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it reconnoitres BrE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtəz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtərz/ 🔊, /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtərz/ 🔊past simple reconnoitred BrE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtərd/ 🔊, /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtərd/ 🔊past participle reconnoitred BrE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtəd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtərd/ 🔊, /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtərd/ 🔊 -ing form reconnoitring BrE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtərɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˌrekəˈnɔɪtərɪŋ/ 🔊, /ˌriːkəˈnɔɪtərɪŋ/ 🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) to get information about an area, especially for military purposes, by using soldiers, planes, etc. 侦察;勘察;观测