weigh station
noun [ C ] uk/ˈweɪ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/ us/ˈweɪ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/
（尤指大型卡车）过磅处，称重处
a place near a road where vehicles, especially large trucks, can be weighed
Sheriff’s officers require truck drivers to take their rigs to weigh stations to be weighed, but only if they believe trucks are in violation of state weight limits. 治安官要求卡车司机把卡车开去过磅处称重，但只有在他们认为卡车违反了州重量限制的时候才会这么做。
Roadside inspections, generally conducted at truck weigh stations, began on Thursday. 路边检查星期四开始，通常在卡车称重站进行。
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- His problems began when he pulled into the weigh station at about 11 a.m. on Monday.
- State agents approached a driver stopped at the truck weigh station and ordered him to open his trailer.
- Thousands of useful points of interest for professional drivers are preloaded including truck stops, rest areas, and weigh stations.