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intersection

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  1. 🔊/ˈɪntəsekʃn/
    🔊/ˈɪntərsekʃn/
     [countable] (North American English or formal, British English) a place where two or more roads, lines, etc. meet or cross each other十字路口；交叉路口；交点
    • Traffic lights have been placed at all major intersections.所有主要的交叉路口都安装了交通信号灯。🔊🔊
    • It is a busy intersection, almost invariably clogged with traffic.这是个繁忙的交叉路口，交通几乎总是堵塞。
    • The accident occurred at the intersection of Mulholland Drive with Canyonback Road.事故发生在穆霍兰大道与峡谷后路交叉口。
  2. 🔊/ˌɪntəˈsekʃn/
    🔊/ˌɪntərˈsekʃn/
     [uncountable] the act of intersecting something 横断；交叉；相交
    3. Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin intersectio(n-), from intersecare, from inter- ‘between’ + secare ‘to cut’.