crossroad
crossroad — 名詞
1. a place where two roads cross each other, allowing people or vehicles to turn fr
十字路口
兩條道路交叉的地方
a place where two roads cross each other, allowing people or vehicles to turn from one road to the other
Walid turned right at the crossroad where the old highway met the village lane.
Walid 在舊公路與鄉間小路交會的十字路口向右轉。
preposition: at the crossroad
The crossroad near Anong's house has no traffic lights, so drivers must slow down.
Anong 家附近的十字路口沒有紅綠燈，因此駕駛人必須減速慢行。
A small market appeared every Sunday at the crossroad just outside the town.
每逢星期天，鎮外的十字路口都會出現一個小型市集。
Élise stopped at the crossroad to check the map before deciding which way to go.
Élise 在十字路口停下來查看地圖，再決定要走哪一條路。
- junction
more general — any point where roads or railways meet, not limited to crossing
- intersection
more common in American English; implies roads crossing at the same level
- crossing
simpler and more general; can also refer to pedestrian crossings or railway crossings
用法筆記
The singular form crossroad describes a physical road or junction. The plural form crossroads is much more common and can also be used figuratively to mean a point where an important decision must be made (e.g., at a crossroads in life).