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recon

UK //ˈrekɒn//US //ˈriːkɑːn//

词源

缩略自 reconnaissance(侦察),源自法语,最终来自拉丁语 recognoscere(重新认识)。军事俚语,20世纪中期开始广泛使用。

noun

❶ 军事术语,指侦察行动或情报收集活动,通常用于获取敌方信息或评估战场情况。

“The soldiers went on a recon mission before the attack.”

(士兵们在进攻前执行了一次侦察任务。)

“The drone provided valuable recon data about enemy positions.”

(无人机提供了关于敌方位置的有价值侦察数据。)

❶ 非正式用法,指对某事物的初步调查或了解,常用于商业或日常场景。

“Let's do some recon on the new restaurant before we go.”

(我们去新餐厅前先做些调查吧。)

“The marketing team conducted customer recon before launching the product.”

(营销团队在产品发布前进行了客户调研。)

同义词:reconnaissance, scouting, survey, exploration, intelligence gathering

verb

❶ 执行侦察任务或进行初步调查,通常指军事或情报领域的行动。

“The special forces were sent to recon the area.”

(特种部队被派去侦察该地区。)

“We need to recon the situation before making a decision.”

(我们需要先调查情况再做决定。)

同义词:scout, survey, investigate, explore, probe

常见短语

do some recon — 进行初步调查或侦察,常用于非正式场合表示需要先了解情况。

“I'll do some recon on the hotel before we book it.”

(我会先调查下这家酒店我们再预订。)

recon mission — 特指军事上的侦察任务,也可比喻为任何信息收集行动。

“The general ordered a recon mission behind enemy lines.”

(将军下令在敌后执行侦察任务。)