n.

1. 接合，连结；接合处，连接点[U][C]
   at the juncture of the two mountain paths

   在两条山路的交接处

2. 情况，事态[C]
3. 时刻；重要关头；危机[C]
   The people began to throw stones. At this juncture the police arrived.

   那些人开始扔石子了。在这危急之时，警察来了。

4. 【语】音渡；连音
   open juncture

   开连音

n.

1. a particular point in time.
2. a place where things join.
3. Phonetics  the features in speech that enable a hearer to detect a word boundary (e.g. distinguishing I scream from ice cream).