station
noun[C]
uk/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/us/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/stationnoun[C](BUSES/TRAINS)
A1
abuildingand thesurroundingareawherebusesortrainsstopforpeopleto get on or off:
车站UKarailwaystation火车站
USarailroadstation火车站
atrain/bus/coachstation火车站/公共汽车站/长途汽车站
Ourofficeis near the station.我们的办事处在火车站附近。
Welookedonourmaptofindthenearestunderground/tube(USsubway/metro) station.我们在地图上找最近的地铁站。
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- Shall we get ataxito the station?
- It's a goodhalfhour'swalkto the station from here.
- Theyhuggedeach other when theymetat the station.
- Is there anypossibilitythat you couldpickme up from the station?
- "Can you get me to the station by 11.30?" "Noproblem."
Train & bus stations & taxi ranks
- baggage room
- bus shelter
- bus station
- bus stop
- cabstand
- coach station
- depot
- inter-terminal
- interstation
- left luggage
- railway station
- rank
- request stop
- retiring room
- staging post
- stop
- taxi rank
- terminal
- train station
stationnoun[C](BROADCASTING)
B1
acompanythatbroadcastsradioortelevisionprogrammes:
电台;电视台aradio/televisionstation广播电台/电视台
acommercial/foreignstation商业/外国电台
Thereceptionis not very good -trytotunein toanother station.接收效果不太好——换一个台试试。
UKapirate(=illegal)station非法电台
- Wedrovepast anadvertfor thelocalradiostation.
- There areplansafoottolauncha newradiostation.
- Theradiostation is onairfrom 6.00 a.m.
- Thenewcomeron theradiosceneis acommercialstationdevotedtoclassicalmusic.
- Theradiostationreceiveda lot ofcallscomplainingabout the show'sbadlanguage.
Broadcasting in general
- airplay
- airtime
- airwaves
- audio described
- audio description
- carry
- commentary box
- headline
- interchannel
- live stream
- location
- mistune
- produce
- serialization
- serialize
- showrunner
- slow motion
- station break
- transmission
- tune
stationnoun[C](PLACE)
abuildingorplaceused for aparticularserviceortypeofwork:
(提供某种服务或进行某种工作的)站,所,局USagasstation加油站
UKapetrolstation加油站
apolice/firestation警察局/消防站
aplacewherescientificinformationabout thenaturalworldiscollected:
Theresearchstation willmonitorwildlife,vegetationand thewatertable.
Thescientiststrawlforfishand setgillnetsatsamplingstations on eachbeach.
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interstation
mainlyAustralian English
alargefarmwithanimalsinAustraliaand New Zealand:
(澳大利亚和新西兰的)大牧场asheepstation大牧羊场
- Iboughtapintofmilkat thepetrolstation.
- Ispoketo apolicemanand he told me tocallin at the station.
Buildings in general
- -bedroomed
- beach hut
- building
- bunkhouse
- campanile
- four-square
- geodesic dome
- half-timbered
- heritage
- heritage-listed building
- new-build
- non-residential
- non-structural
- Norman
- observation tower
- residential
- structure
- tower
- turreted
- warren
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Farms & ranches
stationnoun[C](POSITION)
aparticularpositionthat someone has beenorderedtomoveinto or tostayin:
岗位;驻地Thepolicetook uptheirstations at theedgeof theroad,holdingback thecrowd.警察沿路边各就各位,挡住了人群。
someone'spositioninsociety,especiallythepositionthat they areborninto:
If everyone justmeeklyacceptedtheirstationinlife, nothing wouldeverchange.
She wasaccusedof havingideasaboveher station.
Manualworkwasconsideredbelowtheirstation.
Places and locations
- anatopism
- behind
- Cambrian
- capital
- coign of vantage
- core
- direction
- drop-in
- far from the madding crowdidiom
- hill
- Mecca
- multi-location
- multi-site
- natal
- nestle
- position
- subsite
- technology park
- venue
- World Heritage Site
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Class & class-consciousness in general
Idiom
out of station
station
verb[T+ adv/prep]
uk/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/us/ˈsteɪ.ʃən/tocauseespeciallysoldiersto be in aparticularplaceto do ajob:
安置;使(尤指士兵)驻扎Ihearyourson's in thearmy- where's he stationed?我听说你儿子在部队——他驻扎在哪里?
Theregimentwas stationedinSingapore for severalyears.这个团在新加坡驻扎了几年。
Armedguardswere stationed around theairport.武装警卫驻扎在机场周围。
Synonyms
post
send
The armed forces generally
- anti-military
- army
- barracks
- camouflage
- CAO
- casualty assistance officer
- casualty notification officer
- casualty officer
- challenge
- civvy street
- court martial
- guard
- military
- mufti
- quick march!idiom
- reconnaissance
- the armed forces
- the SBS
- unmilitary
- WRAC