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

• Happiness is a way station between too little and too much.& Channing Pollock
  幸福是在太少和太多之间的驿站。&波洛克
• 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。
• The Sudanese were stranded at a border way station for months.
  这些苏丹人滞留在一个边境站长达数月。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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
• Is this the right way to the station?
  往车站走这条路对吗？
• There are no taxes or low taxes in the "way station" because the money is in transit.
  这些“小站”没有税收，或者税率很低，因为资金正在运送途中。
• Can you tell me the nearest way to the station?
  你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗？