| 单词 | crossroads |
| 释义 | crossroads (once / 4308 pages) 1n 2n The noun crossroads is great for describing a point in your life when you have to make an important decision, like when you need to choose whether to attend college or backpack across Asia. Though a literal definition of crossroads might be something like "the point where two roads meet," it is more often used in a figurative way, to mean a situation that requires some important choice must be made. The word crossroads has been used to title dozens of songs and albums over the years, and it's known in folk mythology as an otherworldly place — between two worlds — where spirits tend to congregate. WORD FAMILYcrossroad: crossroads USAGE EXAMPLESIf celebrants leave the Crossroads of the World once they’re in one of 35 metal pens, they aren’t allowed to re-enter. Washington Times(Dec 31, 2016) She also is leaving at a crossroads for sentencing changes. Washington Post(Dec 26, 2016) Southern Rail faced some unexpected delays - when a lorry transporting one of its carriages got stuck while trying to turn a corner at a crossroads. BBC(Dec 21, 2016) 1 1n a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made Syn|Hypo|Hyper critical point, juncture criticality a critical state; especially the point at which a nuclear reaction is self-sustaining flash point, flashpointpoint at which something is ready to blow up crisis an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty 2n a point where a choice must be made 2Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology Hyper convergence, intersection, overlap a representation of common ground between theories or phenomena n a community of people smaller than a village Syn|Hyper hamlet community a group of people living in a particular local area |
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