单词 | station |
释义 | sta·tion ![]() n. 1. a. A place or position where a person or thing stands or is assigned to stand; a post: a sentry station. b. An area where a person is assigned to work. 2. The place, building, or establishment from which a service is provided or operations are directed: a police station. 3. A stopping place along a route, especially a stop for refueling or for taking on passengers; a depot. 4. Australian & New Zealand A large ranch on which livestock, especially cattle or sheep, are raised. 5. Social position; rank: "He was degraded in their eyes; he had lost caste and station before the very paupers" (Charles Dickens). 6. An establishment equipped for observation and study: a radar station; a biological field station. 7. a. An establishment equipped for radio or television transmission. b. One that broadcasts radio or television transmissions: The views in this program do not necessarily reflect those of the station. c. A frequency assigned to a broadcaster. 8. An input or output point along a communications system. 9. A precise point from which measurements in surveying are made. 10. Ecology A sampling location: differences in species diversity between upstream and downstream stations. 11. Station Roman Catholic Church Any of the Stations of the Cross. 12. One of a series of holy places visited by pilgrims as a ritual devotion. tr.v. sta·tioned, sta·tion·ing, sta·tions To assign to a position; post. [Middle English stacioun, from Old French station, from Latin statiō, statiōn-; see stā- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] |
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