- 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.检查站过境处有边防警卫。
- The soldier stopped the motorist at a roadside checkpoint.士兵在路边的检查站把驾车人拦下来。
Extra Examples- 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。
Topics Transport by car or lorryc2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + checkpointpreposition- at a/the checkpoint
- through a/the checkpoint
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