juncture

英 [ˈdʒʌŋktʃə(r)]

美 [ˈdʒʌŋktʃər]

n.  特定时刻; 关头

复数：junctures　

TOEFLGRETEM8

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

• At this critical juncture that benefit can have enormous value.
  在当前这一关键时刻，这一效果却能产生极大作用。
• 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。
• We have reached a critical juncture in efforts to create a more open and equitable global trading system.
  我们现在正处在努力建立一个更加开放和公正的全球贸易体系的关键时刻。
• 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。
• At this critical juncture we must not relax our efforts.
  节骨眼上决不能松气。
• If a user exit is defined, it will be invoked at this juncture.
  如果定义了用户退出将在这里调用。
• 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。
• At this juncture his office door opened.
  正在这个关头，他的办公室的门开了。
• This is an important juncture in the development of human history.
  这是人类发展史上的重要时刻。