comb form 构词成分 (forming ns, vs, adjs and advs 用以构成名词、 动词、 形容词、 副词) movement or action from one thing to another or across 自一事物到另一事物的运动或动作; 横跨; 穿越:
cross-current *
cross-fertilize *
cross-cultural *
cross-country *
cross-Channel ferries.
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[/krɔs; US krɔːs; krɔs/] n用法:
1 [C] (a) mark made by drawing one line across another, eg x or + 十字形或叉形记号（如或+）:
The place is marked on the map with a cross. 那个地方在地图上以十字形记号标出. *
make one's cross, ie put a cross on a document instead of one's signature, eg if one cannot write 画十字, 画押（在文件上画个十字代替签名, 如文盲之所为）.
(b) line or stroke forming part of a letter, eg the horizontal stroke on a `t' （字母中的）一横（如t中的横线）. 用法:
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(a) the Cross [sing] the frame made of a long vertical piece of wood with a shorter horizontal piece joined to it near the top, on which Christ was crucified （基督被钉死在上面的）十字架.
(b) [C] thing representing this, as a Christian emblem （作为基督徒标记的）十字架模型:
She wore a small silver cross on a chain round her neck. 她脖子上戴著项链, 上面挂著个银的小十字架. =>illus at App 1 见附录1之插图, page viii.
(C) [C] thing, esp a monument, in the form of a cross, eg a stone one in a village market-place 十字形物品（尤指纪念物, 如乡村市集上的十字形纪念石碑）.
(d) [C usu sing 通常作单数] cross-shaped sign made with the right hand as a Christian religious act 画十字的动作（用右手比划, 为基督徒的宗教行为）:
The priest made a cross over her head. 牧师在她头上画了一个十字.
(e) the Cross [sing] (fig 比喻) the Christian religion 基督教:
the Cross and the Crescent, ie Christianity and Islam 基督教与伊斯兰教. 用法:
3 (usu 通常作 Cross) [C] small cross-shaped piece of metal awarded as a medal for courage, etc （为表彰英勇行为等而授予的）十字勋章:
the Victoria Cross 维多利亚十字勋章 *
the Distinguished Service Cross 优异服务十字勋章. 用法:
4 [C usu sing 通常作单数] ~ (between A and B) (a) animal or plant that is the offspring of different breeds or varieties （动物或植物的）杂交品种, 混合种:
A mule is a cross between a horse and an ass. 骡是马和驴交配而生的杂种.
(b) (fig 比喻) mixture of two different things （两种不同物的）混合物:
a play that is a cross between farce and tragedy 把闹剧和悲剧结合成 一体的戏. 用法:
5 [C] source of sorrow, worry, etc; problem 悲哀、 苦恼等的根源; 问题:
We all have our crosses to bear. 每个人都有苦难需要承受. 用法:
6 (idm 习语) cut sth on the `cross cut cloth, etc diagonally 把布等对角剪开. cross 2
[/krɔs; US krɔːs; krɔs/] v 用法:
1 [I, Ipr, Ip, Tn] ~ (over) (from sth/to sth) go across; pass or extend from one side to the other side of (sth) 横穿:
The river is too deep; we can't cross (over). 河太深, 我们过不去. *
cross from Dover to Calais 从多佛横渡到加来 *
cross a road, a river, a bridge, a desert, the sea, the mountains 过马路、 过河、 过桥、 穿过沙漠、 越过大海、 翻过高山 *
Electricity cables cross the valley. 电缆跨过山谷. 用法:
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(a) [I] pass across each other 交叉:
The roads cross just outside the village. T. *
(fig 比喻) Our paths crossed (ie We met by chance) several times. 我们碰上好几次了.
(b) [I, Tn no passive 不用於被动语态] (of people travelling, letters in the post) meet and pass (each other) （指行人）对面而过; （指邮寄中的信件）互相错过:
We crossed each other on the way. 我们在途中对脸而过. *
Our letters crossed in the post. 我们的信在邮寄途中错过去了. 用法:
3 [Tn] put or place (sth) across or over sth else of the same type 使（某物）交叉:
cross one's legs, ie place one leg over the other, esp at the thighs 盘腿 *
cross one's arms on one's chest 交叉两臂於胸前 *
a flag with a design of two crossed keys 有两把钥匙相交叉图案的旗帜 *
a crossed line, ie interruption of a telephone call because of a wrong connection 交扰线路（电话因岔线而产生的干扰）. 用法:
4 [Tn] draw a line across (sth) 画横线於（某物）:
cross the t's 写t上的一横 *
cross a cheque, ie draw two lines across it so that it can only be paid through a bank 在支票上画两条平行线（则该支票只能经由银行兑现） *
a crossed cheque, ie a cheque marked in this way 画线支票. 用法:
5 [Tn no passive 不用於被动语态] ~ oneself make the sign of the cross1(2a) on one's chest 用手在胸前画十字:
He `crossed himself as he passed the church. 他经过教堂时用手在胸前画十字. 用法:
6 [Tn] obstruct, oppose or contradict (sb, his plans or wishes); thwart 阻挠, 反对, 违背（某人、 其计划或意愿）; 使受挫:
She doesn't like to be crossed. 她不喜欢有人跟她作对. *
He crosses me in everything. 他处处与我作对. *
to be crossed in love, ie fail to win the love of sb one loves 在恋爱上受到挫折. 用法:
7 [Tn, Tn.pr] ~ sth (with sth) cause (two different types of animal or plant) to produce offspring 使（不同种的动物或植物）杂交:
to cross a horse with an ass 使马与驴杂交 *
Varieties of roses can be crossed to vary their colour. 不同品种的玫瑰可以杂交以改变其颜色. 用法:
8 (idm 习语) ,cross one's ,bridges when one `comes to them not worry about a problem before it actually arrives 问题来了再解决不迟（勿为尚未发生的事情烦恼）:
We'll cross that bridge when we come to it. 船到桥头自然直, 等出了问题我们再解决不迟. cross my `heart (and hope to die) (infml saying 口, 谚) (used to emphasize the honesty or sincerity of what one says or promises 用以强调所说属实):
I saw him do it:
cross my heart. 我看见他干的, 我可以发誓. cross one's `fingers hope that one's plans will be successful 祈求成功:
I'm crossing my fingers that my proposal will be accepted. 但愿我的建议能被采纳. *
Keep your fingers crossed! 祈求好运吧! cross one's `mind (of thoughts, etc) come into one's mind （指想法等）出现, 掠过:
It never crossed my mind that she might lose, ie I confidently expected her to win. 我从未想到她会失败. ,cross sb's ,palm with `silver give sb (esp a fortune-teller) a coin 给某人（尤指算命者）钱. ,cross sb's `path meet sb, usu by chance 与某人相遇（通常指不期而遇）:
I hope I never cross her path again. 但愿我永远不再遇见她. ,cross the `Rubicon take an action or start a process which is important and which cannot be reversed 断然采取有进无退的重大行动; 破釜沉舟. cross `swords (with sb) fight or argue (with sb) （与某人）交锋, 争论:
The chairman and I have crossed swords before over this issue. 我和主席以前曾经对这问题进行过辩论. dot one's i's and cross one's t's => dot. get, have, etc one's lines crossed => line1. get one's wires crossed => wire. 用法:
9 (phr v) cross sth off (sth); cross sth out/through remove sth by drawing a line through it 画掉某物:
We can cross his name off (the list), as he's not coming. 他既然不来了, 我们可以把他的名字（从名单中）划掉. *
Two words have been crossed out. 有两个词删掉了. cross 3
[/krɔs; US krɔːs; krɔs/] adj (-er, -est) 用法:
1 ~ (with sb) (about sth) (infml) rather angry 生气的; 恼怒的:
I was cross with him for being late. 他迟到了, 我很生气. *
What are you so cross about? 你为什麽发那麽大的火啊? *
She gave me a cross look. 她瞪了我一眼. 用法:
2 [attrib 作定语] (of winds) contrary; opposed （指风）逆的, 反向的:
Strong cross breezes make it difficult for boats to leave harbour. 逆风很强刮得船难以离港. Cf 参看 cross-wind. > crossly adv. crossness n [U]. |