查词 - crossroads

crossroads

ˈkrɒsrəʊdz noun

1 a place where two roads meet and cross each other 十字路口，交叉路口;

at the crossroads

Turn left at the next crossroads.

在下一个十字路口左转。

The car was approaching the crossroads.

汽车正驶近交叉路口。

2 a time when someone has to make very important decisions which will affect their future 〔人生作出重大决定的〕关键时期，转折点

at a crossroads

Now farming is at a crossroads in the European Union.

如今欧盟的农业正处在转折点。

a career crossroads

事业的转折点

3 an important or central place 活动中心，汇集地

at the crossroads

The city was ideally situated at the crossroads to the great trade centres of Europe.

这座城市地处理想位置，是通往欧洲各大贸易中心的要冲。