terminus

英 [ˈtɜːmɪnəs]

美 [ˈtɜːrmɪnəs]

n.  (铁路或公共汽车路线的)终点站

复数：termini　

TOEFLGRE法律

BNC.12309 / COCA.21005

牛津词典

noun

• （铁路或公共汽车路线的）终点站
  the last station at the end of a railway/railroad line or the last stop on a bus route

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (公共汽车、火车的)终点站
  On a bus or train route, theterminusis the last stop, where the bus or train turns round or starts a journey in the opposite direction.
  1. ...the London terminus of the Channel Tunnel rail link.
     英吉利海峡隧道连接铁路的伦敦终点站

英英释义

noun

• station where transport vehicles load or unload passengers or goods
  Synonym:terminaldepot
• either end of a railroad or bus route
• (architecture) a statue or a human bust or an animal carved out of the top of a square pillar
  Synonym:terminal figureterm
• the ultimate goal for which something is done
  Synonym:destination
• a place where something ends or is complete
  Synonym:end pointendpointtermination

双语例句

• As we came up from the bus terminus, a heavy shower caught us.
  我们从汽车站走来时碰上了一阵暴雨。
• For Ms Morris, the terminus remains the truly central building of the entire British empire.
  对于莫里斯而言，这座火车站依然是整个大英帝国真正的核心建筑。
• The other terminus, meanwhile, actually is at Shanghai's domestic airport.
  同时，另一个终点站实际上是在上海国内机场。
• The people who settled the town called successively Terminus, Marthasville and Atlanta, were a pushy people.
  在这个先后叫做特米尔纳斯、马撒斯维尔和亚特兰大的市镇落户的人，都是很有闯劲的。
• The original terminus of the Erie Canal is being rebuilt to attract tourists and shops;
  原先的伊利运河的终点站将重新修葺以吸引观光客和商铺；
• He fell asleep in the bus and was taken on to the terminus.
  他在公共汽车里睡着了，错过了站，一直乘到了终点。
• I get on at the terminus.
  我从终点站上车。
• We are arriving at the terminus of this line. Please have your tickets ready for inspection.
  终点站就要到了，请出示车票，现在开始查验车票。
• The next station is Nam Cheong Terminus, please alight of the left.
  下一站系南昌终点站，请用左边车门落车。
• Casablanca was the terminus of a long, rickety railway line.
  卡莎布兰卡是一长而软弱的铁路线的终点。