way station

英 [ˈweɪ steɪʃn]

美 [ˈweɪ steɪʃn]

n. (长途旅行中的)小站，小饭馆

牛津词典

noun

(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.

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

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。
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。
These three events mark an important way station on a route he mapped during a speech in the Czech capital a year ago.
这三件事标志着他一年前在布拉格勾画的路线上的一个重要站点。
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？
The Sudanese were stranded at a border way station for months.
这些苏丹人滞留在一个边境站长达数月。
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。
She went with me all the way to the station.
她一直把我送到车站。
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。
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