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

• It was described the overall solution of Station Integrated Information Management System. According to the main features such as one position many duties, small and unbalance in freight transportation quantity, big difference in network communication environment, mis System was specially designed for way station.
  阐述车站综合管理信息系统小站版的总体解决方案，针对小型车站一岗多职、货运量小而不均衡、网络通讯环境差异较大等特点研制适用于小型车站的车站综合管理信息系统。
• By the time you are a grown adult and a professional football player, though, athletic misbehaviour signals something else besides one's presence at a way station on the path to moral maturity.
  尽管他已经成年并成为了一个职业足球运动员，但到这之前，在他走向心理成熟的途中，他的不正当举止也标志了一些除了个人行为以外的其他东西。
• 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。
• 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
• 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 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？
• Is this the right way to the station?
  往车站走这条路对吗？
• Can you tell me the nearest way to the station?
  你能告诉我去火车站最近的路吗？
• 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。