Our car was stopped at a police checkpoint before we were permitted to cross the border.
Recent Examples on the WebWithin two years, every player did, and the annual remembrance serves a dual purpose: a regular checkpoint in baseball’s quest to regain prominence in the Black community, and a celebration of Robinson breaking the color barrier. Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2022 Vlad Buryak, 17, was traveling in a car on the morning of April 8 and stopped at a Russian checkpoint. Michela Moscufo, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2022 At a Russian checkpoint, soldiers checked their phones and checked their bodies for tattoos, said Tatiana. Thomas Grove, WSJ, 1 Sep. 2022 Asian American residents began more fervently speaking out last summer after a Hmong man was shot and killed in the area by officers at a wildfire evacuation checkpoint. Sakshi Venkatraman, NBC News, 5 Aug. 2022 After one more puzzle, the group headed to their last checkpoint: building blocks. Emily Longeretta, Variety, 6 July 2022 Border Patrol agents in Texas discovered three migrants locked inside a toolbox while inspecting a vehicle at a border checkpoint on Thursday. Bradford Betz, Fox News, 3 July 2022 He was assigned to make deliveries and staff a checkpoint in the relative safety of his sleepy village.New York Times, 2 July 2022 He was assigned to make deliveries and staff a checkpoint in the relative safety of his sleepy village. Megan Specia, BostonGlobe.com, 2 July 2022 See More
ADJECTIVE | VERB + CHECKPOINT | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤border邊境檢查站▸➤army, military, police, security軍隊/軍事/警方/安全檢查站▸➤vehicle車輛檢查站VERB + CHECKPOINT➤set up設立檢查站◇The army has set up checkpoints on all the major roads in the area.軍隊已在該地區所有幹道上設置了檢查站。➤man給檢查站配備檢查人員◇Guerrillas started firing on soldiers manning a checkpoint.游擊隊員開始向守衞檢查站的士兵開火。➤approach, pass接近/通過檢查站PREPOSITION➤at a/the checkpoint在檢查站◇We were stopped at the checkpoint.我們在檢查站被攔下。➤through a/the checkpoint通過檢查站◇The police waved our car through the border checkpoint.警察揮手示意我們的車通過邊境檢查站。