n (1)(车)站，车站建筑(place where trains stop so that passengers can get on and off，and goods can be loaded or unloaded;building where passengers can buy tickets，and wait for the trains or buses，etc)[C]：a coach/subway/railway～长途汽车/地铁/火车站;buy a newspaper at a～在车站买份报纸;a～buffet/hotel 车站食堂/旅店;the～platform 站台;〖同〗terminal，stop;

(2)站，所，局(place or building with special facilities，where a service is provided or certain activities are directed)[C]：a fire/polling/first aid/radar/power～消防/投票/急救/雷达/发电站;an agricultural research～农业研究所;a biological research～ 生物研究所; a police～警察局;a petrol/filling/service/(AmE) gas～加油站;

(3)电(视)台(company equipped to transmit radio or television signals)[C]：a local/pirate radio～地方/非法广播电台;a TV～电视台;foreign～s 外国电台;I can get ten～s on my radio. 我的收音机能收到10个台。

(4)身份，地(职)位(social position;rank;status)[C](旧用法)(fml)：in all～s of life 社会各阶层;a humble～in life 生活中卑微的地位;content with one's～in life 满足于自己的社会地位;marry above/beneath one's～和身份高/低的人结婚;remain at one's～留在岗位上;〖同〗rank，position，status;

(5)位置，岗位(place of duty;position to be taken or maintained) [U]：(warship) be out of～(军舰)未在编队位置;All men to your～.全体人员各就各位! take one's～at the door 在门边站岗;〖同〗position，post，location;

(6)小型军事基地，驻地(small military base)[C，Gp]： an air force～空军基地;a naval～海军基地;return to one's army～返回驻地;

(7)(澳，新)大牧场(big farm for cattle or sheep in Australia or New Zealand)[C]：a cattle～养牛场;

vt 安置，使驻扎(put (sb，oneself，troops etc) at or in a certain place or position to perform some duty)[尤pass：T+n，T+n+prep]：(army/guards) be～ed in Spain/in the German base 驻扎在西班牙/德国基地;be～ed round the prison/at the exit 守在监狱四周/布置在出口处;They～themselves among the bushes/at all the entrances to the building/at the corner of the road to keep watch. 他们隐藏在矮树丛中/守在大楼的所有入口处/在路的拐角以便于观察。〖同〗assign，post，locate，place，install;

【辨异】station与 appointment、office和post的区别见APPOINTMENT。