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 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。
• 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。
• 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
• 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。
• 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。
• They're like a way station, you know?
  他们就象是个中转站，明白吗？
• Is this the right way to the station?
  往车站走这条路对吗？
• An Analysis on Life Quality Among Rail Way Station Workers
  铁路车站职工生命质量状况分析
• 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。
• She went with me all the way to the station.
  她一直把我送到车站。