carrefour
/kar-uh-foor, kar-uh-foor/US // ˈkær əˌfʊər, ˌkær əˈfʊər //UK // (ˈkærəˌfɔː) //
家乐福,卡乐福,卡尔福,卡尔弗勒
Definitions
n.名词 noun
- 1
- : a crossroads; road junction.
- : a public square, plaza; marketplace.
Examples
French retail giant Carrefour has sold all its stores in Greece to its local partner for … one euro!
It is so easy to take a wrong turning at the cross-roads of life, and assuredly Denise stood at a carrefour now.
A modern journalist called its carrefour—the point where it meets the Rue du Faubourg Montmartre—carrefour des crass.
As they entered the carrefour, the girl ran in front of him and pushed him back with all her strength.
However, on the next day, the horse combat was appointed in the carrefour, by the pine-tree.
Ce ne fut pas un tournant, mais un angle vif; comme un carrefour.
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