/ˈsteɪʃn ||; ˈsteʃən/noun[C] 1 (also railway station) a building on a railway line where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off 火车站
2 (usually in compound nouns 通常用于构成复合名词) a building from which buses begin and end journeys （公共汽车）总站
3 (usually in compound nouns 通常用于构成复合名词) a building where a particular service or activity is based 提供某种服务或进行某种活动的地方: a police/fire station 警察局；消防站a petrol station 加油站a power station (= where electricity is generated) 发电站
4 (often in compound nouns 常用于构成复合名词) a radio or television company and the programmes it sends out 电台；电视台: a local radio/TV station 地方广播电台╱电视台He tuned in to another station. 他收听另一个电台。 ☞Look at channel. 参看channel。