checkpoint
noun /ˈtʃekpɔɪnt/
/ˈtʃekpɔɪnt/
- a place, especially on a border between two countries, where people have to stop so their vehicles and documents can be checked
（边防）检查站；边防关卡 - There are border guards at the checkpoint crossing.
检查站有边防人员。 - The soldier stopped the motorist at a roadside checkpoint.
士兵在路边检查站拦住了司机。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2- The army has set up checkpoints on all the major roads in the area.
军队已在该地区所有干道上设置了检查站。 - The police waved our car through the border checkpoint.
警察挥手示意我们的车通过边境检查站。 - We were stopped at the checkpoint.
我们在检查站被拦下。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- border
- army
- military
- …
- set up
- man
- approach
- …
- at a/the checkpoint
- through a/the checkpoint
- There are border guards at the checkpoint crossing.