
checkpoint
词源
复合词,源自check(检查)+ point(地点),最早记录于1930年代军事用途。
noun
❶ 检查站或关卡,通常设在道路或边境上,由官方人员检查过往车辆或行人的证件及物品。
“The police set up a checkpoint on the highway to inspect vehicles.”
(警方在高速公路上设立检查站以检查车辆。)
“We had to stop at the military checkpoint before entering the town.”
(进入城镇前,我们必须在军事关卡停下接受检查。)
❶ 计算机术语,指程序运行中保存当前状态的点,以便后续可以恢复或继续执行。
“The game automatically creates a checkpoint after each level.”
(游戏在每关结束后自动创建检查点。)
“If the system crashes, you can restart from the last checkpoint.”
(如果系统崩溃,可以从最后一个检查点重新启动。)
verb
❶ 在特定地点设立检查站或关卡,对过往人员或物品进行检查。
“The army checkpointed all vehicles entering the city.”
(军队对所有进入城市的车辆设卡检查。)
“Authorities checkpointed the border to prevent smuggling.”
(当局在边境设卡以防止走私。)
常见短语
security checkpoint — 安全检查点,常见于机场、车站等场所,对人员及随身物品进行安全检查。
“Please prepare your ID and boarding pass before reaching the security checkpoint.”
(请提前准备好身份证和登机牌以便通过安检点。)
checkpoint charlie — 特指冷战时期柏林墙著名的检查站查理检查站,现已成为历史地标。
“Many tourists visit Checkpoint Charlie to learn about Cold War history.”
(许多游客参观查理检查站以了解冷战历史。)