cross /krɒs/ CET4 TEM4 ( crossing, crossed, crosses )

• 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. 穿过; 穿过去

  例：

  She was partly to blame for failing to look as she crossed the road.

  她横穿马路时没有看车，应承担部分责任。

  例：

  Egan crossed to the drinks cabinet and poured a Scotch.

  伊根穿过去，来到酒柜旁，倒了一杯苏格兰威士忌。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  The road crosses the river half a mile outside the town.

  这条路横跨城外半英里处的那条河。

• 3. 

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

  例：

  I normally never write into magazines but Mr. Stubbs has finally crossed the line.

  我通常是从不给杂志写信的，但斯塔布斯先生最后太出格了。

• 4. 

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

  例：

  Berg tilts his head and a mischievous look crosses his face.

  伯格歪着脑袋，一种淘气的表情在他的脸上一闪而过。

• 5. 

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

  例：

  Jill crossed her legs and rested her chin on one fist, as if lost in deep thought.

  吉尔两腿交叉，下巴抵在拳头上，似乎陷入了沉思。

• 6. 

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

  例：

  ...the intersection where Main and Centre streets cross.

  …主干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 (基督教最重要的标志)

  例：

  Around her neck was a cross on a silver chain.

  她脖子上戴着一个垂挂着十字架的银链。

• 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. 叉形记号 (X)

  例：

  Put a cross next to those activities you like.

  在你喜欢的活动旁边划个叉。

• 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) 横传

  例：

  Johnson hit an accurate cross to Groves.

  约翰逊将球精准地横传给格罗夫斯。

• 10. 

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

  例：

  "Ha!" It was a cross between a laugh and a bark.

  “哈！”那是一种一半是笑一半是厉声喊叫的混杂声。

• 11. 

  ADJ A cross street is a road that crosses another more important road. (与主要道路) 交叉的 [美国英语] [ADJ n]

  例：

  The Army boys had personnel carriers blockading the cross streets.

  士兵们用运兵车封堵了与主道交叉的道路。

• 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