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station

UK //ˈsteɪʃən//US //ˈsteɪʃən//

词源

源自拉丁语 'statio',意为'站立的位置'或'岗位',后经古法语 'estacion' 进入英语。

noun

❶ 车站,指供火车、公共汽车等交通工具停靠和乘客上下车的地方。

“The train will arrive at the station in five minutes.”

(火车将在五分钟后到达车站。)

“She waited for her friend at the bus station.”

(她在公交车站等她的朋友。)

❶ 站点,指某个特定用途的场所,如广播电台、加油站或警察局。

“She works at a local radio station.”

(她在当地的一家广播电台工作。)

“We stopped at a gas station to refuel.”

(我们在加油站停下来加油。)

同义词:stop, depot, terminal, hub

verb

❶ 驻扎或安置,指派某人或某物到某个特定的位置或岗位。

“The soldiers were stationed at the border.”

(士兵们被派驻在边境。)

“A guard was stationed at the entrance.”

(入口处安排了一名警卫。)

同义词:post, assign, position, place

常见短语

police station — 警察局,是警察办公和处理案件的地方。

“He went to the police station to report the theft.”

(他去警察局报案。)

train station — 火车站,是火车停靠和乘客上下车的地方。

“The train station is located in the city center.”

(火车站位于市中心。)

space station — 空间站,是宇航员在太空中工作和生活的基地。

“The International Space Station orbits the Earth.”

(国际空间站绕地球运行。)