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单词 crossroad
释义 crossroad
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ also ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷\ noun
Usage: often attributive
Etymology: cross (III) + road
1. : a road that crosses a main road or runs across country between main roads
 < he came by way of a crossroad >
2. oftenoun plural but singular or plural in construction : the place of intersection of two or more roads
 < traffic stalled at a crossroad >
 < a remote crossroads hamlet >
 < the … travelers reached a crossroads marked by a signpost — F.V.W.Mason >
3. usually plural but singular or plural in construction
 a. : a small community located at a crossroads and often serving as the meeting place of the inhabitants of the surrounding countryside
  < the small general store at any crossroads — J.M.Mogey >
  < physicians then were to be found … even at some of the crossroadsJournal American Medical Association >
 b. : a central meeting place : focal point
  < like Broadway for showmen or Wall Street for financiers, it is a crossroads for army men — Green Peyton >
  < England will be uncomfortable while confusion lasts in Europe for a world crossroads community — Griffin Barry >
4. usually plural but singular or plural in construction : a crucial or critical point or place especially where a decision or choice must be made
 < it is generally realized that defense policy is at the crossroads — Lewis Hastings >
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