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crossroads

英 [ˈkrɒsrəʊdz]

美 [ˈkrɔːsroʊdz]

n.  十字路口

高考TEM8

Collins.1 / BNC.8633 / COCA.9096

习惯用语

    n.

      at a/the crossroads
    • (人生或发展)处于关键时刻;在紧要关头
      at an important point in sb's life or development

    牛津词典

      noun

      • 十字路口
        a place where two roads meet and cross each other
        1. At the next crossroads, turn right.
          在下一个十字路口向右拐。
        2. He has reached a career crossroads (= he must decide which way to go next in his career) .
          他的事业发展到了一个十字路口。

      柯林斯词典

      • N-COUNT 十字路口
        Acrossroadsis a place where two roads meet and cross each other.
        1. Turn right at the first crossroads.
          在第一个十字路口向右转。
      • N-SING (发展的)关键时刻,紧要关头
        If you say that something isat a crossroads, you mean that it has reached a very important stage in its development where it could go one way or another.
        1. The company was clearly at a crossroads...
          该公司显然处于发展的关键时刻。
        2. They had reached a crossroads in their relationship.
          他们的关系发展到了关键阶段。
      • N-SING 核心地区;汇集地
        Acrossroadsis an important or central place.
        1. ...Mulberry, a small town at the crossroads of agriculture in central Florida.
          马尔伯里,一个位于佛罗里达州中部农业集中区的小镇

      英英释义

      noun

      • a point where a choice must be made
        1. Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology
      • a community of people smaller than a village
          Synonym:hamlet
        1. a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
          1. at that juncture he had no idea what to do
          2. he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point
          Synonym:juncturecritical point

        双语例句

        • When you come to the crossroads, turn left.
          你走到十字路口时朝左拐。
        • We now stand at a crossroads.
          现在,我们站在一个十字路口上。
        • So you mean I should turn right at the second crossroads?
          你是说我应该在第二个十字路口向右转?
        • She turned back towards the crossroads
          她折回十字路口。
        • There are three crossroads before you turn left.
          在你左转之前有三个十字路口。
        • Europe and the euro are at a crossroads.
          欧洲和欧元已走到一个十字路口。
        • Take the left side road [ fork] at the crossroads.
          到十字路口走左边的岔道。
        • The company was clearly at a crossroads
          该公司显然处于发展的关键时刻。
        • At one point along an open highway, I came to a crossroads with a traffic light.
          在公路的某一处,我行驶到了有交通灯的一个十字路口。
        • They had reached a crossroads in their relationship.
          他们的关系发展到了关键阶段。