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service station

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˈservice ˌstation noun [countable]  TTRa place at the side of the road where you can stop to buy petrol, food, and other goods 〔路边供应汽油、食品等的〕服务站 SYN American English gas station
Examples from the Corpus
service stationJohnson was reading a local newspaper he had bought at the Frankenwald service station when his phone trilled discreetly.Two hours later and ravenous, we settled for egg and chips at a motorway service station.Well, if you stop to fill up at a motorway service station your dreams could come true.Read in studio Police have opened a motorway service station to encourage drivers to take a break.To help pay the bills, I worked every night until eleven at a Sinclair service station on Main Street.That's why Thames Valley Police have set up a temporary service station near junction 10.The service station is dead, long live the service station.
ˈservice ˌstation nounChineseSyllable
of side at Corpus the place the a road


service station
ˈservice ˌstation noun [countable]
a place at the side of the road where you can stop to buy petrol, food, and other goods
   SYN  gas station American English


service stationBrE /ˈsɜːvɪs steɪʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈsɜːrvɪs steɪʃn/ 🔊 noun = gas station, petrol station (BrE) an area and building beside a motorway where you can buy food and petrol, go to the toilet, etc. (高速公路旁可停车用餐、加油、上厕所等的)服务区,服务站a motorway service station高速公路服务站