Word
crossroads
交叉路口；十字路口
crossroads is the plural of crossroad.
a junction where one street or road crosses another
- 1.
A crossroads (place where one road crosses another).
十字路口；交叉路口
- 2.
a junction where one street or road crosses another
十字路口
- 3.
A road that crosses another.
横穿另一条路的道路；交叉道路
十字路口；交叉路口；十字路口；横穿另一条路的道路；交叉道路；交叉路；岔道
In use
We stopped at a crossroad to check our map.
The village lies near a crossroad where two old roads meet.
Turn right at the next crossroad, and you will see the bank.
at the crossroad
crossroad 常与 at 连用，表示“在十字路口”。
They waited at the crossroad for the traffic light.
他们在十字路口等红绿灯。
reach a crossroad
也可用复数形式 crossroads，意思相同。
We reached a crossroad and took the left road.
我们到了一个岔路口，然后走了左边那条路。
be at a crossroad in (sth)
引申义表示“处于关键抉择时刻”。
Connections
Collocations
- at a crossroads
- 在十字路口
- She was waiting for me at a crossroads near the park.她正在公园附近的十字路口等我。
- a busy crossroads
- 繁忙的十字路口
- The shop is located at a busy crossroads in the center of town.这家商店位于镇中心一个繁忙的十字路口。
- come to a crossroads
- 来到十字路口
- We came to a crossroads and had to choose between two roads.我们来到一个十字路口，不得不在两条路之间做出选择。
- turn at the crossroads
- 在十字路口转弯
- Turn left at the crossroads and you will see the bank on your right.在十字路口左转，你会看到银行就在右边。
Idioms & figurative uses
- at a crossroads
- 处在十字路口；面临重大抉择After graduating, she found herself at a crossroads in her career.
Learner notes
Memory Tip
cross（交叉）+ road（路），想象两条路交叉成十字，就是交叉路口。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常问路、地图导航、交通标识 该词表示两条路相交的地方，多用于问路、导航或交通指示等场景；正式场合和日常口语中都可使用。
Grammar Note
crossroads
Pronunciation & Spelling
road、load、toad、code、mode 都以 /oʊd/ 结尾，与 crossroad 的 -road 同韵；注意 broad 虽然拼作 -oad，但读 /brɔːd/，并不同韵。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.