juncture
英 ['dʒʌŋ(k)tʃə]
美['dʒʌŋktʃɚ]
	    - n. 接缝;连接;接合
 
英英释意
- 1. 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"
 
- 2. 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"
 
- 3. the shape or manner in which things come together and a connection is made