staging post

英 [ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ pəʊst]

美 [ˈsteɪdʒɪŋ poʊst]

n.  中途站(或机场、停靠码头)

牛津词典

noun

• 中途站（或机场、停靠码头）
  a place where people, planes, ships, etc. regularly stop during a long journey

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT (长途旅行中供休息或补给用的)中途站，补给站
  Astaging poston a long journey is a place where people who are making that journey usually stop, for example to rest or to get new supplies.
  1. The island is a staging-post for many visiting yachts on their way south.
     该岛是很多观光游艇南行途中的一个补给站。
• N-COUNT 预备阶段(或行动)
  If you describe an action or achievement as astaging post, you mean that it helps you reach a particular goal that you have.
  1. Privatisation is a necessary staging post to an open market.
     私有化是通向公开市场的一个必要的预备阶段。

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