and at the most critical juncture we took turns in watching that point.
在最紧急的时刻，我们轮流监视那段河流的险情。
新概念英语第三册
Lesson 56 Our neighbour, the river
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adj. 批评的，爱挑剔的;关键的;严重的;极重要的;
💡 crit判断，分辨+ical...的 → 批评的；危险的
"Now that the situation becomes critical, one must keep calm."
事到临头, 要沉住气.
近义：key, momentous, significant, weighty, winning, watershed
反义：idle, immaterial, inane, inconsequential, inconsiderable, ineffective
n. 时刻，关键时刻;接合点;
💡 junct结合，连接+ure名词后缀 → 接合，连接
"The battle had reached a crucial juncture."
战斗已到了关键时刻。
近义：hinge, join, joint, junction, link, bond
n. 点;要点;得分;标点;
vt. （意思上）指向;削尖;加标点于;指路;
vi. 表明;指向;
💡 point(prick)→点；地点；目的；时刻；使锐利；指示
"Racial tension has reached boiling point ."
种族间的紧张状态已达到一触即发的程度。
近义：range, aim, hone, sharpen, strap, strop
v. 拿( take的过去式 );接受;学习;取得;
"A lot of rebuilding took place in the aftermath of the war."
战后进行了大量的重建工作。
vt. 观看, 守望；监视, 注意（watch现在分词）
近义：monitoring, observing, snare, surveillance, vigil, vigilance
反义：hiding, concealment, covering, coverup, harbouring