way station
noun /ˈweɪ steɪʃn/
/ˈweɪ steɪʃn/
(especially North American English)- a place where people stop to eat or rest during a long journey
(长途旅行中的)小站,小饭馆 - (figurative) After China and Japan, the job in the UK was a way station to retirement.
继中国和日本之后,英国的工作是通往退休的必经之路。
- (figurative) After China and Japan, the job in the UK was a way station to retirement.