| 单词 | station |
| 释义 | station (steɪʃən ) Word forms: stations , stationing , stationed 1. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] A1 A station is a building by a railway line where trains stop so that people can get on or off. Ingrid went with him to the railway station to see him off. Synonyms: railway station, stop, stage, halt 2. countable noun [noun NOUN] A2 A bus station is a building, usually in a town or city, where buses stop, usually for a while, so that people can get on or off. 3. countable noun [oft noun NOUN] B1 If you talk about a particular radio or television station, you are referring to the programmes broadcast by a particular radio or television company. ...an independent local radio station. It claims to be the most popular television station in the U.K. 4. passive verb If soldiers or officials are stationed in a place, they are sent there to do a job or to work for a period of time. Reports from the capital, Lome, say troops are stationed on the streets. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] I was stationed there just after the war. [be VERB-ed preposition/adverb] ...United States military personnel stationed in the Philippines. [VERB-ed] Synonyms: assign, post, locate, set 5. verb If you station yourself somewhere, you go there and wait, usually for a particular purpose. [formal] The musicians stationed themselves quickly on either side of the stairs. [VERB pronoun-reflexive preposition/adverb] He stationed himself at the door. [VERB pronoun-reflexive preposition/adverb] 6. See also fire station, gas station, petrol station, police station, power station, service station, space station, way station Collocations: fuel station Finally, let's pull into the fuel station. Times, Sunday Times And fuelling it will obviously be a fraction of the price of a petrol-powered sports car - trips to the fuel station will be a thing of the past. The Sun It felt odd stopping at a fuel station - just to buy a coffee. The Sun Drivers could then fill up with hydrogen made from plastic waste at a fuel station conversion unit. The Sun The gang were nailed by cops using mobile phone records after they were seen at a nearby fuel station. The Sun They cited lack of personnel to man the station as well as a lack of usability in times of war. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One of the four needed to man the station at any time, while the three others were hauling. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 All personnel manning the station premises are equipped with hand-held detectors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The film ends in the famous dance-off in a subway station. Times, Sunday Times I cheat and give him the name of the nearest subway station. Times, Sunday Times There's a guy who plays the pan pipes in my subway station ... so aggressively that it can be scary to stand near him. The Sun Today the site features 1,100 suites and 86 surrounding town homes, a new subway station and mall. Globe and Mail He was one of 103 other street-artists invited as a select group to paint an abandoned subway station. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are beautifully surreal moments here, especially in a deserted underground station. Times, Sunday Times An entire underground station has been filled with a collection of subway cars through the last century. Times, Sunday Times Over the weekend an underground station and the headquarters of the city's privatised electricity company were set on fire. Times,Sunday Times In recent years these environments have included the stark architecture of library, stairwell, underground station, cityscape. Times, Sunday Times They allowed a second train filled with passengers to pull into a blazing underground station, then hesitated to evacuate the train as flames consumed it. Globe and Mail Translations: Chinese: 车站 Japanese: 駅 |
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