| 单词 | junction |
| 释义 | junction —junctional, adj. /jungk"sheuhn/, n. 1. an act of joining; combining. 2. the state of being joined; union. 3. a place or point where two or more things are joined, as a seam or joint. 4. a place or point where two or more things meet or converge. 5. a place or station where railroad lines meet, cross, or diverge. 6. an intersection of streets, highways, or roads. 7. something that joins other things together: He used the device as a junction between the branch circuit and the main power lines. [1705-15; < L junction- (s. of junctio), equiv. to junct(us), ptp. of jungere to join (jung- JOIN + -tus ptp. suffix) + -ion- -ION] Syn. 3. union, linkage, coupling; welt. 7. connection. JUNCTION, JUNCTURE refer to a place, line, or point at which two or more things join. A JUNCTION is also a place where things come together: the junction of two rivers. A JUNCTURE is a line or point at which two bodies are joined, or a point of exigency or crisis in time: the juncture of the head and neck; a critical juncture in a struggle. |
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