station

/ˈsteɪʃn/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsteɪʃn/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈstā-shən/ (ame, mw) · /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsteɪ.ʃən/ (ame, ipa)

station — 名詞

  • stationsingular
  • stationsplural

1. a building with tracks or bays where trains or buses pull in to let passengers b

1.名詞A1
釋義

車站

火車或公車停靠供乘客上下車的地方

a building with tracks or bays where trains or buses pull in to let passengers board and alight

例句

Yumi waited for her mother at the train station for almost half an hour.

Yumi在火車站等了媽媽將近半小時。

preposition: at the station

Asher bought a ticket at the station and caught the next train to London.

Asher在車站買了票，然後搭上了下一班往倫敦的火車。

同義詞
  • stop

    a place on a bus route where the vehicle picks up or drops off passengers, often just a sign on the road rather than a building

  • depot

    a building where buses or trains are stored or repaired, or a small station building; more technical than 'station'

  • terminal

    the end point of a transport route, usually a large building where passengers begin or end their journey

文法句型

station for buses/trains (noun)

at a/the station

noun + station (train station / bus station)

常見錯誤

❌I got off at the station of Taipei.
✅I got off at Taipei Station.
💡In English, station names usually place the name first: Taipei Station, not Station of Taipei.
❌The train station is very crowd.
✅The train station is very crowded.
💡Use the adjective 'crowded', not the noun 'crowd'.

2. an organisation that creates and sends out radio shows or TV programmes to the p

2.名詞B1
釋義

電台；電視台

製作及播放廣播或電視節目的機構

an organisation that creates and sends out radio shows or TV programmes to the public

例句

Samir works as a news reporter for a local radio station in Chicago.

Samir在芝加哥的一家地方廣播電台擔任新聞記者。

collocation: local radio station

Sade listens to the same music station every morning on her way to school.

Sade每天早上上學途中都聽同一家音樂電台。

同義詞
  • channel

    the specific frequency or number assigned to a TV station; often used interchangeably for television but not for radio

  • network

    a group of stations that broadcast the same programmes across a region or country; larger in scope than a single station

文法句型

radio station

television station / TV station

station + verb (broadcasts / plays / airs)

常見錯誤

❌I listen to that station on radio.
✅I listen to that station on the radio.
💡Use the definite article 'the' before 'radio'.'

3. a set of rooms or an outdoor area where the public can receive a specific servic

3.名詞A2
釋義

服務站；局

提供特定公共服務或工作的場所

a set of rooms or an outdoor area where the public can receive a specific service, for example from the police or a fire crew, or at a fuel pump

例句

João stopped at the petrol station to fill up his car before the long trip.

João在長途旅行出發前停下來到加油站加滿了油。

compound noun: petrol station

The police station is about two blocks away from the public library in our town.

警察局離我們鎮上的公共圖書館大約兩個街區。

同義詞
  • depot

    used for bus or train storage/maintenance, or a small transport station; less common for service buildings

  • office

    a room or building where administrative work is done; narrower than 'station', which implies a public-service facility

文法句型

noun + station (police station / fire station / petrol station)

用法筆記

Common in compound nouns: police station, fire station, petrol/gas station, service station, aid station, polling station. The specific meaning depends on the first word of the compound.

常見錯誤

❌I need to find a station to buy milk.
✅I need to find a shop to buy milk.
💡A station is a specific kind of service building, not a general store.

4. a place with equipment and facilities where scientists observe nature, study the

4.名詞B2
釋義

觀測站

收集自然科學資料的場所

a place with equipment and facilities where scientists observe nature, study the environment, or conduct experiments

例句

Christopher spent the summer at a research station in the Arctic studying sea ice.

Christopher在北極的一個研究站待了一整個夏天，研究海冰。

compound noun: research station

Scientists at the weather station recorded the highest temperature in twenty years.

氣象站的科學家記錄了二十年來的最高氣溫。

compound: weather station

同義詞
  • laboratory

    a room or building for scientific experiments, usually indoors; more controlled environment than a station

  • observatory

    a station specifically for watching the stars, weather, or natural events; implies long-range observation

文法句型

research station

weather station

field station

station + for + noun (station for studying birds)

用法筆記

Often used as part of a compound noun where the first word specifies the field of study: research station, weather station, field station, space station.

5. a very large farm for sheep or cattle, of the kind found on the Australian outba

5.名詞B2
釋義

大型牧場

澳紐地區飼養牛羊的大農場

a very large farm for sheep or cattle, of the kind found on the Australian outback and across New Zealand grassland

例句

Sahil visited a sheep station in New Zealand during his summer holiday.

Sahil暑假期間造訪了紐西蘭的一個牧羊場。

regional: sheep station (Australia/NZ)

The cattle station covers a huge area of land in the Australian outback.

那個養牛牧場佔據了澳洲內陸一大片土地。

regional: cattle station

同義詞
  • ranch

    the North American equivalent of a station, especially for cattle

  • farm

    a more general term for agricultural land; smaller and more common globally than 'station'

文法句型

sheep station

cattle station

station + in/on + location

用法筆記

Used mainly in Australian and New Zealand English. The equivalent in other English-speaking countries is usually 'ranch' (for cattle) or 'farm' (for sheep).

常見錯誤

❌They bought a station in Texas.
✅They bought a ranch in Texas.
💡'Station' for a farm is only used in Australia and New Zealand.

6. a particular position where a person, especially a guard or soldier, must stay a

6.名詞B2
釋義

崗位

指定某人守衛或值勤的位置

a particular position where a person, especially a guard or soldier, must stay and be ready to carry out their duty

例句

Brian stood at his station by the main gate for the entire eight-hour shift.

Brian在大門口的值勤崗位上站了整整八小時的班。

possessive: his station

The night guard remained at his station all night, watching the warehouse entrance.

夜班警衛整晚待在崗位上，監視著倉庫入口。

同義詞
  • post

    a place where a guard or soldier is assigned; very similar in meaning but more common in military orders

  • position

    a more general term for where someone is placed; less formal and less specific than 'station'

文法句型

[possessive] + station

take up [one's] station

at [one's] station

man a station

用法筆記

Often used with possessives (his station, my station) and with the verb phrase 'take up one's station'. Common in military and security contexts.

7. a person's rank or level within a community, typically determined by the family

7.名詞C1
釋義

社會地位

個人在社會中的身分階級

a person's rank or level within a community, typically determined by the family they come from at birth

例句

Henry married a woman of higher station, which surprised many of his old friends.

Henry娶了一位社會地位比他高的女子，讓他的老朋友們感到驚訝。

phrase: of higher station

In some traditional societies, a person's station in life is fixed from the moment of birth.

在一些傳統社會中，一個人的社會地位從一出生就決定了。

idiom: station in life

同義詞
  • rank

    a position within a hierarchy, especially military or formal; more about official grading than social birth

  • class

    a division of society based on economic or social status; broader and more commonly used today

  • standing

    a person's social or professional reputation; can change over time, whereas 'station' is more fixed

文法句型

[one's] station in life

of high/low station

people of all stations

用法筆記

Considered somewhat old-fashioned in modern English. It is most commonly found in fixed phrases such as 'station in life' and 'people of all stations'. The modern equivalent is usually 'social class' or 'background'.

常見錯誤

❌She has a high station in her job.
✅She has a high position in her job.
💡'Station' refers to social rank, not job rank.

station — 動詞