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

• At each "way station," the compound must resist the acids of digestive juices, jump membrane barriers or fend off enzymes designed to chop it into useless bits.
  每到一个「关卡」，药物就必须抵抗消化液的酸侵蚀，或必须穿越膜障碍，或必须避开专门将药物砍成无用碎片的酵素。
• 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。
• They're like a way station, you know?
  他们就象是个中转站，明白吗？
• To support design of user interface of 〈 Railway way station CAD system 〉, We designed a graphical window class.
  为支持〈铁路中间站场CAD系统〉用户界面的设计，我们设计了图形窗口类win-dow。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• She went with me all the way to the station.
  她一直把我送到车站。
• On the way to the station, he chatted about their trip.
  在去火车站的路上他聊起了她们的旅程。