milepost
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/ˈmaɪlpəʊst/
🇬🇧
/ˈmaɪlpəʊst/
A sign on the side of the road that tells you how far you are from a certain place.
We passed a milepost that said we were 50 miles away from the city.
我们经过了一块里程碑,上面写着离城市还有50英里。
A significant event or stage in the progress of something.
Landing on the moon was a milepost in space exploration.
登月是在太空探索中的一个里程碑。