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crossroads

US // (ˈkrɒsˌrəʊdz) //

十字路口,十字路,十字街,十字架

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Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    • : an area or the point at which two or more roads cross each other
    • : the point at which an important choice has to be made

Synonyms & Antonyms

Examples

  • The city served as a crossroads for African, Mediterranean, and Middle Eastern cultures.

  • The Internet, ever becoming a greater part of the human experience, is at a crossroads, Dwyer argues in his book.

  • The group was founded in 2008 by operatives who would later have ties to the dark money powerhouse Crossroads GPS.

  • The most memorable ad of the lot was one run by American Crossroads, the Super PAC associated with Karl Rove.

  • It is the omphalos, this city that straddles two steamboat rivers at the continental crossroads.

  • There are sign-boards at nearly every crossing; only in some of the more retired districts did we find the crossroads unmarked.

  • Straight on till ye come to the crossroads, then the second turnin' to the richt, and there ye are.

  • Even Jean smiled as he watched him moving along toward the crowded crossroads—smiled and then sighed.

  • A burnt kettle stood on the hearth, and leaning against the wall was the bag of grain Maurice had carried from the crossroads.

  • Still humming under his breath, when the peasant left the crossroads he followed him.