Juncture
['dʒʌŋ(k)tʃə] or ['dʒʌŋktʃɚ]
解释:
(noun.) an event that occurs at a critical time; 'at such junctures he always had an impulse to leave'; 'it was needed only on special occasions'.
(noun.) a crisis situation or point in time when a critical decision must be made; 'at that juncture he had no idea what to do'; 'he must be made to realize that the company stands at a critical point'.
克利奥校对--From WordNet
解释:
(n.) A joining; a union; an alliance.
(n.) The line or point at which two bodies are joined; a joint; an articulation; a seam; as, the junctures of a vessel or of the bones.
(n.) A point of time; esp., one made critical or important by a concurrence of circumstances; hence, a crisis; an exigency.
编辑:蒂姆
同义词及近义词:
n. [1]. Joint, junction.[2]. Conjuncture, crisis, exigency.
珍手打
同义词及反义词:
[See CONJUNCTURE]
手打:罗纳德
解释:
n. a joining a union: a critical or important point of time.
柏格编辑
例句:
- At this juncture a large part of the correspondence referred very naturally to electric lighting, embodying requests for all kinds of information, catalogues, prices, terms, etc. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- Trouble at this juncture would play into your hands, my friend. 弗格斯·休姆. 奇幻岛.
- I wouldn't at any other party's, at the present juncture; but at yours, sir! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- At this juncture a considerable noise of voices is heard in the hall. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
- Mr. Lowten bethought himself, at this juncture, of looking out of the window. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
- At which juncture, he exclaimed, in a voice of dire exasperation: Bust me, if she ain't at it agin! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
- Of course, he entered at this juncture, into no explanation of his motives, and they walked on very lovingly together. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- Just at this juncture a messenger came from Hovey, asking for more reinforcements. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- At this juncture he dispatched to me what had taken place, and that he was dropping back slowly on Dinwiddie Court House. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- At this juncture the editor of the Century Magazine asked me to write a few articles for him. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- At this juncture other schemes were fermenting in his brain; but the quadruplex engrossed him. 弗兰克·刘易斯·戴尔. 爱迪生的生平和发明.
- General Scott coming upon the battle-field about this juncture, ordered two brigades, under Shields, to move north and turn the right of the enemy. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U.S.格兰特的个人回忆录.
- At this juncture news arrived which was spread among the many creditors of the Colonel at Paris, and which caused them great satisfaction. 威廉·梅克比斯·萨克雷. 名利场.
- At this juncture, shuffling is heard in the hall, and tapping is heard at the dining-room door. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
- Sowerberry returned at this juncture. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
- It is not moral in the sense that a person is moved by direct personal appeal from others, important as is this method at critical junctures. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
- Certain junctures of our lives must always be difficult of recall to memory. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 维莱特.
- Undoubtedly there are junctures where momentary interest ceases and attention flags, and where reinforcement is needed. 约翰·杜威. 民主与教育.
弗恩手打