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。
• 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。
• On the way to the station I stopped to buy a paper.
  去车站的路上，我停下来买了一张报纸。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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 walked the whole way to the station, a matter of3 miles.
  我们一直走到车站，大约3英里的路程。
• 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。