way station

英 [ˈweɪ steɪʃn]

美 [ˈweɪ steɪʃn]

n.  (长途旅行中的)小站，小饭馆

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牛津词典

noun

• （长途旅行中的）小站，小饭馆
  a place where people stop to eat or rest during a long journey

柯林斯词典

• (长途旅程中暂时停留休息的）小站
  Away stationis a place where people stop to eat and rest when they are on a long journey.
• (铁路上大站之间的)小站
  Away stationis a small station between two large stations on a railway.

英英释义

noun

• a small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal
  Synonym:whistle stopflag stop
• a stopping place on a journey
  1. there is a stopover to change planes in Chicago
  Synonym:stopover

双语例句

• The excellent achievements of way station training are a sign of Chinese army modernization.
  小站练兵成绩优异，是中国陆军开始向现代转型的标志。
• Whereafter, they all keep in silent on the way to railway station.
  然后他们一直沉默，走到了火车站。
• In the evening, they reached a way station of their neighbor nation.
  晚上，他们抵达一个邻国的驿站。
• These three events mark an important way station on a route he mapped during a speech in the Czech capital a year ago.
  这三件事标志着他一年前在布拉格勾画的路线上的一个重要站点。
• She went with me all the way to the station.
  她一直把我送到车站。
• He rushed all the way to the station only to miss the train.
  他一路冲往车站，结果还是错过了火车。
• They're like a way station, you know?
  他们就象是个中转站，明白吗？
• In the same way, station accesses are redesigned for a free and direct flow of visitors.
  以相同的方法，进入车站的路经过重新设计，为观光者提供自由和直接的路径。
• Can you tell me the nearest way to the station?
  你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗？
• Humanitarian agencies are setting up a way station in a small, remote mountain town in Chad.
  人道主义机构正在乍得一个偏远的小镇上设立一个中转站。