juncture

英 [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə(r)]

美 [ˈdʒʌŋktʃər]

n.  特定时刻; 关头

复数：junctures　

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BNC.14985 / COCA.11501

牛津词典

noun

• 特定时刻；关头
  a particular point or stage in an activity or a series of events
  1. The battle had reached a crucial juncture.
     战斗已到了关键时刻。
  2. At this juncture , I would like to make an important announcement.
     此时此刻我要宣布一项重要的事情。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 特定时刻；（尤指）当口，重要关头
  Ata particularjuncturemeans at a particular point in time, especially when it is a very important time in a process or series of events.
  1. What's important at this juncture is the ability of the three republics to work together...
     在这个关键时刻，最重要的是这3个共和国的合作能力。
  2. We're at a critical juncture in terms of his domestic program.
     就他的国内计划而言，我们正处于一个紧要的关口。

英英释义

noun

• an event that occurs at a critical time
  1. at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave
  2. it was needed only on special occasions
  Synonym:occasion
• the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made
  Synonym:articulationjoinjointjunction
• a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made
  1. at that juncture he had no idea what to do
  2. he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point
  Synonym:critical pointcrossroads

双语例句

• This is an important juncture in the development of human history.
  这是人类发展史上的重要时刻。
• Third, China is at a crucial economic juncture.
  第三，中国经济正处在一个紧要关头。
• We are at a new historical juncture, he says.
  我们处在一个新的历史交汇点，他表示。
• I believe at this juncture that our time difference is not working to our mutual benefit.
  我相信在这个时刻，我们的时间差不工作，以我们的共同利益。
• We're at a critical juncture in terms of his domestic program.
  就他的国内计划而言，我们正处于一个紧要的关口。
• On my conduct at the present juncture my whole future depends.
  我的前程都取决于我在这个时刻的表现。
• We had to make two important design decisions at this juncture.
  在这一时刻，我们必须作出两个重要的设计决定。
• Let the honest fellow say what would have been his own conduct at such a delicate juncture.
  让这位诚实君子自己说说，他处在这种美妙的场合会怎么做。
• The Soviets pushed their proposal at that juncture.
  苏联人在这个时候大力推行他们的建议。
• The people began to throw stones. At this juncture the police arrived.
  那些人开始扔石子了。在这危急之时，警察来了。