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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++junc·tion /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ ●●○ noun [countable]  JOIN something TOGETHERa place where one road, track etc joins another 〔公路、铁路等的〕连接点,汇合处,交叉口 SYN intersection the junction of Abbot Road and Mill Street 阿伯特路与米尔街的交叉口 Junction 5 on the M40 40号高速公路上的第5交叉口
Examples from the Corpus
junctionOne of Britain's worst rail accidents happened at Clapham Junction.a highway junctionI live in a block of flats at the junction of Cambridge Road and Kilburn High Street.
Origin junction (1700-1800) Latin junctio, from jungere; → JOIN
junc·tion nounChineseSyllable
another etc place a where Corpus track road, one joins


junction
junction /ˈdʒʌŋkʃən/ noun [countable]
 Date: 1700-1800
 Language: Latin
 Origin: junctio, from jungere; join
a place where one road, track etc joins another
   SYN  intersection:
    the junction of Abbot Road and Mill Street
    Junction 5 on the M40


junc·tionBrE /ˈdʒʌŋkʃn/ 🔊NAmE /ˈdʒʌŋkʃn/ 🔊 noun(especially BrE) (NAmE usually inter·sec·tion) the place where two or more roads or railway/railroad lines meet (公路或铁路的)交叉路口,汇合处,枢纽站It was near the junction of City Road and Old Street. 那是在城市路与老街的交叉路口附近。🔊🔊Come off the motorway at junction 6. 在 6 号交叉路口驶离高速公路。🔊🔊a place where two or more cables, rivers or other things meet or are joined (电缆的)主接点;(河流的)汇合处;接合点a telephone junction box电话分线盒