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 offshore centre acts as a "way station" that facilitates complex international trade and investment flows.
  离岸金融中心发挥着“铁路小站”的作用，促进了复杂国际贸易和投资的流动。
• Can you tell me the nearest way to the station?
  你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗？
• We had to walk all the way from the station to the hotel.
  我们不得不一直从车站走到旅馆。
• Happiness is a way station between too much and too little.& C.Pollock, British jurist
  幸福是太多和太少之间的一站。英国法学家波洛克
• A child came up to me and showed me the way to the station.
  一个孩子走上前来，指点我到车站去的路。
• 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。
• The potential for abuse is whether the way station becomes a hiding spot, either to reduce taxes at the end of the journey or to launder criminal money.
  滥用的可能性在于这个小站是否成为逃税之所，要么是为了减少到达旅途终点时的缴税，要么是为了漂洗犯罪所得。
• They're like a way station, you know?
  他们就象是个中转站，明白吗？
• Due to his help, I found the way to train station.
  因为他的帮助，我找到了去火车站的路。
• 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。