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at a crossroads
常用来比喻关键时刻或需要做出重要决定的处境。
The company is at a crossroads and must decide its future direction.
公司正处于一个十字路口，必须决定未来的方向。
小村庄；小村落
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
小村庄；小村落
a community of people smaller than a village
The company is at a crossroads and must decide its future direction.
公司正处于一个十字路口，必须决定未来的方向。
一条路与另一条路交叉的地方；两条或多条道路的交汇处。
A place where one road crosses another; an intersection of two or more roads.
比村庄小的社区
a community of people smaller than a village
中心位置。
A centrally located position.
需要做出关键决策的危机时刻
a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
Turn left at the crossroads and continue straight for a mile.
在十字路口左转，然后直行一英里。
AI contextual example
The old house stands alone at the crossroads, surrounded by fields.
那座老房子孤零零地矗立在十字路口，四周是田野。
AI contextual example
They finally reached the crossroads after driving for hours.
他们开了好几个小时的车，终于到达了十字路口。
AI contextual example
Freud's work stands at the crossroads between psychology and neurology
弗洛伊德的工作处于心理学和神经病学的交叉路口。
WordNet
常用来比喻关键时刻或需要做出重要决定的处境。
The company is at a crossroads and must decide its future direction.
公司正处于一个十字路口，必须决定未来的方向。
After graduation, she stood at a crossroads, unsure of which career path to choose.
毕业后，她站在了十字路口，不确定该选择哪条职业道路。
可用于描述地理位置或文化交汇点。
Istanbul is often described as the crossroads of Europe and Asia.
伊斯坦布尔常被描述为欧亚的交汇点。
暗示已经面临需要做出选择的阶段。
Their relationship had reached a crossroads, and they needed to talk honestly.
他们的关系到了一个关键时刻，需要坦诚相谈。
Not this
We are at crossroads in our relationship.
Use this
We are at a crossroads in our relationship.
crossroads 常被当作单数可数名词使用，前面需要不定冠词 a，不能省略。汉语中没有冠词，学习者容易遗漏。
Not this
The crossroads are very dangerous.
Use this
The crossroads is very dangerous.
crossroads 虽然以 -s 结尾，但常被视作单数名词，谓语动词应用单数形式。学习者受其复数形式影响，误用复数动词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
在十字路口；处于抉择关头
The company is at a crossroads and must decide its future direction.
公司正处于抉择关头，必须决定未来的方向。
到达十字路口；面临抉择
After years of growth, the industry has reached a crossroads.
经过多年的增长，该行业已经面临抉择。
站在十字路口；处于关键时刻
The character stands at a crossroads between good and evil.
这个角色正站在善恶的十字路口。
人生的十字路口
Graduation often represents a crossroads in life.
毕业往往代表人生的十字路口。
关键时刻
This election is a crossroads moment for the nation.
这次选举是这个国家的关键时刻。
（某事物的）交汇点
The city is the crossroads of trade and culture.
这座城市是贸易和文化的交汇点。
处于十字路口；面临抉择
After graduating, she was at a crossroads and didn't know which career path to choose.
毕业后，她处于十字路口，不知道选择哪条职业道路。
到达关键时刻；面临抉择
The company has reached a crossroads and must decide whether to expand or cut costs.
公司已经到了关键时刻，必须决定是扩张还是削减成本。
我走到了十字路口，跪了下来。
We are at a crossroads in our relationship and must decide where to go next.
我们的关系正处在十字路口，必须决定下一步该怎么走。
发长 /oʊ/ 音 (如 boat, coat)
Use crossroads naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
想象一个十字路口（cross + roads），你站在交叉点上，必须选择一条路，就像人生面临抉择的时刻。
语域：neutral 常见场景：decision-making、life crisis、career choice 该义项（需作抉择的时刻）在正式和非正式场合均常用，没有明显的语体限制。
The words loads, codes, modes, nodes, and toads all rhyme with crossroads (ending /oʊdz/). Broad looks similar but is pronounced /brɔːd/ and does not rhyme.
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