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cross

verb

uk /krɒs/ us /krɑːs/

cross verb (GO ACROSS)

A2 [ I or T ]

to go across from one side of something to the other

越過；橫穿；橫渡；橫跨

It's not a good place to cross the road. 這裡不適宜穿越馬路。

Look both ways before you cross over (= cross the road). 過馬路前先要左右看看。

Cross the bridge and turn right. 過橋後右轉。

They crossed from Albania into Greece. 他們穿越阿爾巴尼亞進入了希臘。

 cross sb's mind

B2

If something crosses your mind, you think of it.

（念頭）閃現，掠過；想起，記起

It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be short of staff. 昨天我突然想起你一定缺人手。

It never once crossed my mind that she might be unhappy. 我從沒想過她可能會不高興。

More examples

• You have to hold my hand when we cross the road.
• The train crosses the border between France and Spain.
• With one leap he crossed the stream.
• We had to cross a large area of arid, featureless desert.
• Leave the main road and cross the bridge, and keep going until you see a gate on the left-hand side.

 

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 cross your arms/fingers/legs

to put one of your arms, fingers, or legs over the top of the other

交叉雙臂／手指／雙腿

She sat down and crossed her legs. 她坐下蹺起了二郎腿。

cross verb (ANNOY)

[ T ]

to annoy someone by not doing or saying what they want

與…作對；惹惱

I wouldn't cross him if I were you, not if you value your life. 如果我是你就不會跟他作對，除非不想活了。

cross verb (MIX)

[ T ]

If you cross a plant or animal with another of a different type, you cause them to breed together in order to produce a new variety (= type of plant or animal).

使雜交

cross verb (IN SPORT)

[ I or T ]

in some sports, to hit, kick, or throw the ball across the playing area to another player, not forwards or backwards

（球類運動）橫傳

He crossed (the ball) to Bremer, who somehow failed to score from two metres out. 他把球橫傳給不萊梅，可是不知怎麼的不萊梅兩米外射門卻沒有射中。

cross verb (MAKE SIGN)

finance & economics   UK specialized

to draw two lines across the middle of a cheque to show that it needs to be paid into a bank account

在（支票中間）上畫兩道線（表示需要轉入銀行帳戶）

a crossed cheque 劃線支票，轉帳支票

 cross yourself religion   specialized

When Catholics and some other types of Christians cross themselves, they move their hand down and then across their face or chest, making the shape of a cross.

（基督徒）在胸前畫十字

Idioms

cross your fingers

cross sb's hand/palm with silver

cross my heart (and hope to die)

cross the line

cross sb's path/cross paths with sb

cross swords

I'll/we'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to it

Phrasal verbs

cross sb/sth off (sth)

cross sth out

cross over

cross

noun [ C ]

uk /krɒs/ us /krɑːs/

cross noun [C] (MARK)

A1 UK

a written mark (x or +) formed by two lines going across each other. The mark x is usually used to show where something is, or that something has not been written correctly.

（標示位置或錯誤的）叉號（X）

Examples

cross noun [C] (OBJECT)

B1

an object made of one long upright piece of wood, with a smaller piece across it near the top. In the past, people were tied or fastened with nails to crosses as a punishment and left hanging on them until they died.

（古代死刑用的）十字架

B1

an object in the shape of a cross that people were killed on, used as a symbol of Christianity

（象徵基督教的）十字架，十字形物件

Christ died on the Cross. 耶穌基督死在十字架上。

She wears a gold cross around her neck. 她脖子上戴著一個金十字架。

The priest made the sign of the cross (= moved his or her hand down and then across the chest) over the dead bodies. 牧師對著屍體在胸前畫了個十字。

a medal in the shape of a cross

十字勳章

In Britain, the Victoria Cross is awarded for acts of great bravery during wartime. 在英國，維多利亞十字勳章授給那些在戰爭中表現英勇的人。

cross noun [C] (MIXTURE)

a mixture of two different things that have been combined to produce something new

混合物；雜種；混血兒

Police dogs are often a cross between a retriever and a German Shepherd. 警犬往往是尋回犬和德國牧羊犬雜交的後代。

See also

crossbreed

cross noun [C] (IN SPORT)

in some sports, a kick, hit, or throw of the ball that goes from one side of the playing area to the other, not forwards or backwards

（球類運動）橫傳

He headed the ball into the net, after a great cross from Pele. 他接比利一記精妙橫傳，一甩頭把球送入了網窩。

Idiom

a (heavy) cross to bear

cross

adjective

uk /krɒs/ us /krɑːs/

mainly UK

annoyed or angry

惱怒的；憤怒的；生氣的

My Dad gets cross (with me) if I leave the kitchen in a mess. 要是我把廚房搞得亂七八糟，我爸爸會生（我）氣的。

cross-

prefix

uk /krɒs-/ us /krɑːs-/

across

橫過；越過

cross-border 跨國的

including different groups or subjects

由不同群體或學科組成的

cross-party discussions 跨黨派討論

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