1 station /ˈsteɪʃən/ noun plural stations
plural stations
Learner's definition of STATION
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: a place where buses, trains, etc., regularly stop so that passengers can get on and off(公共汽车、火车等的)车站 — see also way station 2
: a place where someone does a job or waits for a task岗位;职位 -
The waiters were at their stations in the dining room.服务员当时在餐厅各司其职。
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a nurse's/nursing station [=an office area for the nurses working in a hospital]护士/护理站
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The sailors were ordered to man their battle stations.水手们受命守卫各自岗位。
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After joining the army, he spent five years at his first station. [=post]参军后,他在第一个岗位上待了五年。
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old-fashioned : a person's social or official position in relation to others : rank社会地位 4
: a building, area, etc., where a certain kind of work or activity is done(工作、活动的)站,所 5
: a place that provides a certain kind of service to the public(公共服务的)站,局,署 -
A firefighter led the children on a tour of the station. [=fire station]一名消防员带领孩子们参观了消防站。
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She stopped for gas at the first station [=(US) gas station, (Brit) petrol station] she saw.她在遇到的第一家加油站停下来加油。
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Officers brought him to the station [=police station] for questioning.警察把他带到警局讯问。
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: a company that makes radio or television broadcasts电台;电视台 also : the building from which radio or television broadcasts are made电台(或电视台)大楼 7
: a farm or ranch in Australia or New Zealand(澳大利亚或新西兰)牧场 2 station /ˈsteɪʃən/ verb
stations; stationed; stationing
2 station
/ˈsteɪʃən/
verb
stations; stationed; stationing
Learner's definition of STATION
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: to assign (someone) to a station or position : post派驻;使驻扎 —
often used as (be) stationed常用作(be) stationed 2
: to put (yourself) in a place and stay there for a period of time置身于