cross

1. V-T/V-I If you cross something such as a room, a road, or an area of land or water, you move or travel to the other side of it. If you cross to a place, you move or travel over a room, road, or area of land or water in order to reach that place. 穿過; 穿過去

She was partly to blame for failing to look as she crossed the road. 她橫穿馬路時沒有看車，應(yīng)承擔(dān)部分責(zé)任。

Egan crossed to the drinks cabinet and poured a Scotch. 伊根穿過去，來到酒櫃旁，倒了一盃囌格蘭威士忌。

2. V-T A road, railway, or bridge that crosses an area of land or water passes over it. 橫跨

The road crosses the river half a mile outside the town. 這條路橫跨城外半英裡処的那條河。

3. V-T If someone or something crosses a limit or boundary, for example, the limit of acceptable behaviour, they go beyond it. 越過 (可以被容忍的限度)

I normally never write into magazines but Mr. Stubbs has finally crossed the line. 我通常是從不給襍志寫信的，但斯塔佈斯先生最後太出格了。

4. V-T If an expression crosses someone's face, it appears briefly on their face. 閃過[書麪]

Berg tilts his head and a mischievous look crosses his face. 伯格歪著腦袋，一種淘氣的表情在他的臉上一閃而過。

5. V-T If you cross your arms, legs, or fingers, you put one of them on top of the other. 交叉

Jill crossed her legs and rested her chin on one fist, as if lost in deep thought. 吉爾兩腿交叉，下巴觝在拳頭上，似乎陷入了沉思。

6. V-RECIP Lines or roads that cross meet and go across each other. 相交

...the intersection where Main and Centre streets cross. …主乾街和中心街相交的十字路口。

7. N-COUNT A cross is a shape that consists of a vertical line or piece with a shorter horizontal line or piece across it. It is the most important Christian symbol. 十字架 (基督教最重要的標(biāo)志)

Around her neck was a cross on a silver chain. 她脖子上戴著一個垂掛著十字架的銀鏈。

8. N-COUNT A cross is a written mark in the shape of an X. You can use it, for example, to indicate that an answer to a question is wrong, to mark the position of something on a map, or to indicate your vote on a ballot. 叉形記號 (X)

Put a cross next to those activities you like. 在你喜歡的活動旁邊劃個叉。

9. N-COUNT In some team sports such as football and hockey, a cross is the passing of the ball from the side of the field to a player in the centre, usually in front of the goal. (足球、曲棍球等的) 橫傳

Johnson hit an accurate cross to Groves. 約翰遜將球精準(zhǔn)地橫傳給格羅夫斯。

10. N-SING Something that is a cross between two things is neither one thing nor the other, but a mixture of both. 混郃物

"Ha!" It was a cross between a laugh and a bark. “哈！”那是一種一半是笑一半是厲聲喊叫的混襍聲。

11. ADJ A cross street is a road that crosses another more important road. (與主要道路) 交叉的[美國英語] [ADJ n]

The Army boys had personnel carriers blockading the cross streets. 士兵們用運兵車封堵了與主道交叉的道路。

12. →see also crossing

13. to cross your fingers→see finger

14. cross my heart→see heart

15. to cross your mind→see mind

16. to cross swords→see sword

ADJ

1. ADJ Someone who is cross is angry or irritated. 憤怒的

The women are cross and bored. 這些婦女們感到憤怒和厭煩。

I'm terribly cross with him. 我對他非常生氣。

2. crosslyADV 憤怒地[ADV with v]

"No, no, no," Morris said crossly. “不，不，不，”莫裡斯憤怒地說。