Clapham Junction
名词 n.
专有名词
英 /klæpəm d͡ʒʌŋkʃən/
英文释义
名词 n.
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Somewhere where many paths – either literal routes of travel or metaphorical lines – cross.
— When they had reached this Clapham Junction of the local highway system, Mr. Hayward halted a moment in doubt , and pointed ahead inquiringly to one out of the three main routes that branched off in various directions .
专有名词
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A major rail transport hub in south-west London, England, which has the distinction of being the busiest railway station in Britain.
— It has never been satisfactorily explained how Clapham Junction came by its name. It is in Mid-Battersea, and is so indicated in Bradshaw.
- The surrounding area in the London Borough of Wandsworth (OS grid ref TQ2775).
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