crossroads

英 ['krɒsrəʊdz] 美 ['krɔːsroʊdz]

• n. 交叉路口；十字路

英英释义

Noun:

1. a community of people smaller than a village

2. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made;

   "at that juncture he had no idea what to do"
   "he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point"
   

3. a point where a choice must be made;

   "Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology"
   

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. The horse swayed left at the crossroads.
   在交叉路口，那匹马往左偏转。
2. An accident happened at a crossroads a few metres away from bank.
   在离一家银行几米处的一个交叉路口发生了车祸。
3. The accident took place at the crossroads.
   事故就发生在十字路口。
4. If you take the next turning to the right, you'll be able to head them off at the big crossroads.
   如果你在下一个拐弯处向右拐，你就能在大十字路口处拦住他们。

词汇搭配

• at the crossroads 在十字路口
• crossroad 交叉路

近反义词

【近义词】

• juncture 时刻
• village 村庄，乡村，村...
• conjuncture 结合
• brink 边缘
• corner 角落
• junction 连接
• intersection 交集
• crossing 人行横道
• crossway 交叉路
• roundabout 绕道的
• traffic circle 圆环
• landmark 陆标
• decision 决定
• turning point 转折点
• moment of truth 斗牛中的最后一剑...
• crisis 危机
• crunch 发出碎裂声
• Hamlet 哈姆雷特
• critical point 临界点