cross
[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
GO ACROSS 穿过
E [I or T]
* to go across from one side of something to the other
越过；横穿；横渡；横跨

1. It's not a good place to cross the road.
这里不适宜穿越马路。

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

3. Cross the bridge and turn right at the first set of traffic lights.
过桥后在第一个红绿灯处右拐。

4. They crossed from Albania into Greece.
他们穿越阿尔巴尼亚进入了希腊。

cross your mind
* If something crosses your mind, you think of it
（念头）闪现，掠过；（某人）想起，记起

1. It crossed my mind yesterday that you must be a bit short of staff - shall I send someone to help out?
昨天我突然想起你一定缺人手——要我派人来帮忙吗？

2. It never once crossed my mind that she might be unhappy.
我从没想过她可能会不高兴。

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
cross your arms/fingers/legs
* to put one of your arms, fingers or legs over the top of the other
交叉双臂／手指／双腿

1. She sat down and crossed her legs.
她坐下跷起了二郎腿。

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
ANNOY 生气的
* to annoy someone by not doing or saying what they want
与…作对；惹恼

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

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
MIX 混合
* 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).
使杂交

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
MAKE MARK 标记
UK specialized
* to draw two lines across the middle of a cheque to show that it must be paid into a bank account
在（支票）上划线（表示只能转入银行帐户）

1. a crossed cheque
划线支票，转帐支票

cross yourself UK specialized
* When Christians cross themselves, they move their hand down and then across their face or chest, making the shape of a cross.
（基督徒）在胸前画十字

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
cross your fingers
* to hope very much that something will happen
祈求好运；希望，但愿

1. I'm just going to cross my fingers and hope it works.
我只能祈求好运，希望它会管用。

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
cross sb's hand / palm with silver
* to give someone money so that they will tell you what will happen to you in the future
付钱请（某人）算命

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
Cross my heart (and hope to die). saying
* said to show that what you have just said or promised is completely true or sincere
我发誓所说属实（否则不得好死）。

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
cross swords
* to have an argument with someone
（与某人）交锋，争论

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
I'll/We'll cross that bridge when I/we come/get to it.
* an expression which means you will not worry about a possible future problem but will deal with it if it happens
船到桥头自然直；车到山前必有路

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
phrasal verb cross sb/sth off (sth)
* to remove someone or something, such as a name, from a list by drawing a line through it
（从…中）划掉，删去

1. Did you cross her name off the guest list?
你把她的名字从宾客名单上划掉了吗？

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
verb
phrasal verb [M] cross sth out
* to draw a line through something you have written, usually because it is wrong
（通常因为有误而）划掉

1. If you think it's wrong, cross it out and write it again.
如果你认为错了，划掉它重新写。

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
noun [C]
MARK 记号
E
* a written mark (x), usually used to show where something is, or that something has not been written correctly
（标示位置或错误的）叉号（X）

I
* an object in the shape of a cross (a long vertical line with a shorter horizontal line across it), used as a symbol of Christianity
（象征基督教的）十字架，十字形物件

1. Christ died on the Cross.
耶稣基督死在十字架上。

2. She wears a gold cross round her neck.
她脖子上戴着一个金十字架。

3. The priest made the sign of the cross (= moved his or her hand down and then across the chest) over the dead bodies.
牧师对着尸体在胸前画了个十字。

* a medal in the shape of a cross
十字勋章

1. In Britain, the Victoria Cross is awarded for acts of great bravery during wartime.
在英国，维多利亚十字勋章授给那些在战争中表现英勇的人。

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
noun [C]
MIXTURE 混合物
* a mixture of two different things which have been combined to produce something new
混合物；杂种；混血儿

1. Police dogs are often a cross between a retriever and an alsatian.
警犬往往是寻回犬和阿尔萨斯狼狗杂交的后代。
See also# crossbreed#

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
noun [C]
a (heavy) cross to bear
* an unpleasant or painful situation or person that you must accept and deal with, although you find it very difficult
沉重的十字架；烦恼；心理负担

[UK]/krɒs/ [US]/krɑ:s/
adjective
* annoyed or angry
恼怒的；愤怒的；生气的

1. My Dad gets cross (with me) if I leave the kitchen in a mess.
要是我把厨房搞得乱七八糟，我爸爸会生（我）气的。

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☞ cross
cross / krCs; NAmE krC:s / nounMARK ON PAPER 纸上符号
1. [C] a mark or an object formed by two lines crossing each other (X or +); the mark (X) is often used on paper to show sth
   叉字形记号；十字形记号:
   I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is.
   我已在地图上打叉标出了旅馆的位置。
   Put a tick if the answer is correct and a cross if it's wrong.
   答案正确打鈎,错误打叉。
   Sign your name on the form where I've put a cross.
   在表格上我打叉的地方签上你的名字。
   Those who could not write signed with a cross.
   不会写字的人画十字代替签名。
⇨ see also noughts and crosses
⇨ compare tick
FOR PUNISHMENT 惩罚
2. [C] a long vertical piece of wood with a shorter piece across it near the top. In the past people were hung on crosses and left to die as a punishment.
   (旧时用以处死人的)十字架
CHRISTIAN SYMBOL 基督教标记
3. the Cross [sing.] the cross that Jesus Christ died on, used as a symbol of Christianity
   (耶稣钉死在上面的)十字架
4. [C] an object, a design, a piece of jewellery, etc. in the shape of a cross, used as a symbol of Christianity
   十字架物品(或设计):
   She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck.
   她脖子上戴了一条项链,上面挂着个金的小十字架。
MEDAL 勳章
5. (usually Cross) [C] a small decoration in the shape of a cross that is given to sb as an honour for doing sth very brave
   (表彰英勇行为的)十字勳章
MIXTURE 混合物
6. [C, usually sing.] ~ (between A and B) a mixture of two different things, breeds of animal, etc.
   混合物；(动物等的)杂种,杂交品种:
   The play was a cross between a farce and a tragedy.
   这出戏把闹剧和悲剧交织为一体。
   A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.
   骡是马和驴杂交的产物。
⇨ see also hybrid
IN SPORT 体育运动
7. [C] (in football ( soccer ) or hockey 足球或曲棍球) a kick or hit of the ball across the field rather than up or down it
   横传
⇨ see also Red Cross
 IDIOMS 
▪ have a (heavy) 'cross to bear
   to have a difficult problem that makes you worried or unhappy but that you have to deal with
   有本难念的经；有苦难要忍受:
   We all have our crosses to bear.
   家家有本难念的经。 verbGO / PUT ACROSS 穿越；使交叉
1. ~ (over) (from...) (to / into...) | ~ (over) (sth) to go across; to pass or stretch from one side to the other
   穿越；越过；横过；渡过:
  ▪ [V]
   I waved and she crossed over (= crossed the road towards me).
   我挥了挥手,她便横穿马路朝我走来。
   We crossed from Dover to Calais.
   我们从多佛尔横渡到加来。
  ▪ [VN]
   to cross a / the road
   横穿道路
   to cross the sea / mountains
   越过大海；翻越高山
   He crossed over the road and joined me.
   他穿过马路和我走到了一块儿。
   to cross France by train
   乘火车穿越法国
   The bridge crosses the River Dee.
   这座桥横跨迪河。
   A look of annoyance crossed her face.
   恼怒的神色从她脸上掠过。
   They crossed the finishing line together (= in a race).
   他们同时越过终点线。
2. [V] to pass across each other
   交叉；相交:
   The roads cross just outside the town.
   这些道路正好在城外交叉。
   The straps cross over at the back and are tied at the waist.
   带子在背后交叉,然后系在腰部。
   Our letters must have crossed in the mail (= each was sent before the other was received).
   我们的信一定是在路上交叉了。
   We seem to have a crossed line (= a telephone call that interrupts another call because of a wrong connection).
   我们的电话好像串线了。
3. [VN] to put or place sth across or over sth else
   使交叉；使交叠:
   to cross your arms / legs (= place one arm or leg over the other)
   交叉两臂/双腿
   She sat with her legs crossed.
   她跷着二郎腿坐着。
   a flag with a design of two crossed keys
   有两把钥匙交叉图案的旗帜
OPPOSE 反对
4. [VN] to oppose sb or speak against them or their plans or wishes
   反对,反驳,否定(某人或计划、意愿):
   She's really nice until you cross her.
   她待人确实很好,除非你跟她作对。
  (literary) He had been crossed in love (= the person he loved was not faithful to him).
   他所爱的人背叛了他。
MIX ANIMALS / PLANTS 杂交
5. [VN] ~ A with B | ~ A and B to make two different types of animal breed together; to mix two types of plant to form a new one
   使杂交；使异种交配:
   A mule is the product of a horse crossed with a donkey.
   骡是马和驴杂交的产物。
  (figurative) He behaved like an army officer crossed with a professor.
   他的举止既像军官又像教授。
IN SPORT 体育运动
6. [V] (in football ( soccer ), etc. 足球等) to kick or pass a ball sideways across the field
   横传
DRAW LINE 画线
7. [VN] to draw a line across sth
   画横线于:
   to cross your t's (= the letters in writing)
   写 t 上面的一横
   (BrE) to cross a cheque (= to draw two lines across it so that it can only be paid through a bank account)
   在支票上画线(使支票只能经银行账户兑现)
MAKE CHRISTIAN SYMBOL 做基督教的标记
8. [VN] ~ yourself to make the sign of the cross (= the Christian symbol) on your chest
   画十字圣号
▪ cross that bridge when you 'come to it
   to worry about a problem when it actually happens and not before
   临机应变(不用事前操心)
▪ cross your 'fingers
   to hope that your plans will be successful (sometimes putting one finger across another as a sign of hoping for good luck)
   祈求成功(有时使手指交叉为祈求好运的手势):
   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 my 'heart (and hope to die)
   (informal) used to emphasize that you are telling the truth or will do what you promise
   我发誓(否则不得好死):
   I saw him do it—cross my heart.
   我看见是他干的,我可以发誓。
▪ cross your 'mind
(of thoughts, etc. 想法等)
   to come into your mind
   掠过心头；出现在脑海
   SYN  occur to sb :
   It never crossed my mind that she might lose (= I was sure that she would win).
   我从来没想过她会失败。
▪ 7cross sb's 7palm with 'silver
   to give sb money so that they will do you a favour, especially tell your fortune
   为得到好处而给某人钱；(尤指)付钱请人算命
▪ 7cross sb's 'path | people's 7paths 'cross
   if sb crosses sb's path or their paths cross, they meet by chance
   偶然相遇；不期而遇；邂逅:
   I hope I never cross her path again.
   但愿我永远不再碰见她。
   Our paths were to cross again many years later.
   许多年以后我们又不期而遇了。
▪ cross 'swords (with sb)
   to fight or argue with sb
   (与某人)交锋,争论
⇨ more at dot v., wire n.
 PHRASAL VERBS 
▪ 7cross sb / sth ↔ 'off | 7cross sb / sth 'off sth
   to draw a line through a person's name or an item on a list because they / it is no longer required or involved
   (从名单或清单上)画掉,删掉:
   We can cross his name off; he's not coming.
   他不来了,我们可以把他的名字画掉了。
▪ 7cross sth ↔ 'out / 'through
   to draw a line through a word, usually because it is wrong
   画掉,删掉(错字)
▪ 7cross 'over (to / into sth)
   to move or change from one type of culture, music, political party, etc. to another
   (从某种文化、音乐、政党等)转变,变换:
   a cult movie that has crossed over to mass appeal
   由部份人推崇转变为大众喜爱的电影
⇨ related noun crossover adjective   (cross·er, cross·est) ~ (with sb) (especially BrE) annoyed or quite angry
   恼怒的；十分愤怒的；生气的:
   I was cross with him for being late.
   我因他迟到而十分生气。
   Please don't get cross. Let me explain.
   请别发火,让我来解释一下。
⇨ note at angry
• cross·ly adv.:
   'Well what did you expect?' she said crossly.
   "咳,你还想怎么着？"她气愤地说。

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cross

I. noun

1. mark made by drawing one line across another

• VERB + CROSS draw, put I've put a ~ on the map to show where the hotel is.

2. Christian symbol

• ADJECTIVE gold, silver, stone, wooden She wore a gold ~ on a chain around her neck. | The grave was marked with a stone ~. | market (esp. in the UK) | Celtic

• VERB + CROSS wear

• PREPOSITION on the ~ a painting of Christ on the ~

• PHRASES (make) the sign of the ~ The priest blessed her, and made the sign of the ~ over her.

3. in football/soccer or hockey

• ADJECTIVE deep, low, perfect

• PREPOSITION ~ by, ~ from a deep ~ from Reed

II. verb

• ADVERB quickly, slowly | safely, successfully Children must be taught to ~ the road safely. | back, over Let's ~ over now while the road is clear.

• VERB + CROSS try to They were arrested trying to ~ the border.

• PREPOSITION from, into They ~ed from the States into Canada. | over We ~ed over the river into Sweden.

Cross is used with these nouns as the subject: bridge, expression, ferry, flicker, footpath, frown, letter, pipeline, road, route, smile, smirk, trail, troops
Cross is used with these nouns as the object: airspace, arm, ball, barrier, border, boundary, bow, bridge, chasm, continent, creek, desert, desk, distance, divide, equator, face, freeway, frontier, ground, lake, leg, limit, mind, mountain, ocean, pass, path, plain, prairie, river, road, room, sea, stream, street, sword, terrain, threshold, track, yard

III. adj. (esp. BrE)

• VERBS be, feel, look, seem, sound | become, get I'm going to get very ~ before long. | make sb It really makes me ~ to see people dropping litter in the street.

• ADVERB extremely, fairly, very, etc. | a little, slightly, etc.

• PREPOSITION about Are you still ~ about me forgetting the flowers? | at She was very ~ at the way she'd been treated. | for | with She was very ~ with him for being late.

Cross is used with these nouns: word

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cross
 In addition to the idioms beginning with cross, also see at cross purposes; at the crossroads; caught in the middle; dot the i's and cross the t's; double cross; get one's wires crossed.
 * * *
 - cross a bridge when one comes to it
 - cross as a bear
 - cross my heart and hope to die
 - cross one's fingers
 - cross one's mind
 - cross over
 - cross-purpose
 - cross someone's palm with silver
 - cross someone's path
 - cross swords
 - cross the Rubicon
 - cross to bear
 - cross up

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cross adj.
⇨ angrycross verb
⇨ cross (cross the border) ⇨ touch 2 (two roads cross) ⇨ cross your mind ⇨ occur to sb cross

verb

cross ♦︎ cut across sth ♦︎ cut through sth ♦︎ take ♦︎ negotiateThese words all mean to go across a road, river or other boundary, or across, over, or around an area of land. 这些词均表示穿越、越过、通过。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to cross / cut through the hills / mountains◆to cross / negotiate a road / bridge◆to cross / cut across a field◆to cut across / cut through a park◆to take / negotiate a bend / corner◆to cross / negotiate sth successfully / safely■ cross [intransitive, transitive] to go from one side of sth to the other 穿越；越过；横过◆The ferry crosses from Portsmouth to Santander.渡船从朴次茅斯横渡至桑坦德。◆He crossed over from the other side of the road.他从马路的另一边穿了过来。◆A bridge crosses the river a few miles upstream.一座桥在上游几英里处横跨此河。◆It was the first time she had crossed the Atlantic.这是她第一次横越大西洋。◆They were arrested as they tried to cross the border.他们因试图越过边境而被捕。  see also crossing ⇨ cruise ■ ˌcut aˈcross sth

phrasal verb

(cutting, cut, cut)to cross an area instead of going around it, especially because it is quicker than the usual route 抄近路穿过；走近路◆We'll go round past the stables and cut across the fields.我们要绕道马房抄近路从田里走。■ ˌcut ˈthrough sth

phrasal verb

(cutting, cut, cut)to cut across sth 抄近路穿过；走近路◆They cut through the woods towards the farm.他们在林地里抄近路前往农场。◆He cut through the station to get to his office.他从车站抄近路去他的办公室。NOTE 辨析 Cut across sth or cut through sth?People generally cut across an open area such as fields or a park, but cut through a place that is more enclosed or presents a barrier such as woods, mountains or a forest. * cut across一般指从田野或公园等开阔的地方穿过，但cut through指从林地、山区或森林等较封闭或有障碍的地方穿过。■ take (took, taken) [transitive] to go over a barrier or around a bend 跨过，跳过（障碍物）；拐过（弯道）◆The horse took the jump (= jumped over the barrier) safely but then stumbled.那匹马安全地跳过了障碍，随即却绊倒了。◆He took the bend (= drove the car around it) much too fast.他拐弯时车开得太快。■ negotiate nɪˈgəʊʃieɪt; NAmE nɪˈgoʊʃieɪt [transitive] (rather formal) to successfully get over or past a difficult part on a path or route 通过，越过（险要路段）◆We then had to negotiate a steep rock face.我们接下来要攀越陡峭的岩壁。◆She negotiated her way past the hot ovens.她小心翼翼地从热烤箱旁边走过去。

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cross

noun
1 his grave is marked by a bronze cross
CRUCIFIX , rood. -combining form(s): cruci-.

2 his wife's illness is a great cross to bear
BURDEN , trouble, worry, trial, tribulation, affliction, curse, bane, hardship; vicissitude, misfortune, adversity; millstone, albatross; misery, woe, pain, sorrow, suffering, torment; thorn in one's flesh, thorn in one's side; informal hassle, stress, headache; archaic cumber.
-opposite(s): BLESSING.

3 the animal is a cross between a yak and a cow
HYBRID , hybridization, cross-breed, mixed breed, half-breed, half-blood, mixture, amalgam, blend, combination, composite, conglomerate; mongrel, cur.

verb
1 I warn you not to cross the moors at night
TRAVEL ACROSS , go across, cut across, make one's way across, traverse, range over, tramp over, wander over; negotiate, navigate, cover.

2 the lake was crossed by a fine stone bridge
SPAN , bridge, arch, ford; go across, extend across, stretch across, pass over, arch over, vault over.

3 they reached the point where the two roads cross
INTERSECT , meet, join, connect, criss-cross, interweave, intertwine.

4 if anybody crossed him he'd raise hell
OPPOSE , resist, defy, thwart, frustrate, foil, obstruct, impede, hinder, hamper, block, check, deny, contradict, argue with, quarrel with; stand up to, take a stand against, take issue with, put up a fight against, set one's face against, fly in the face of; formal gainsay; rare controvert.
-opposite(s): SUPPORT.

5 the breed was crossed with the similarly coloured Friesian
HYBRIDIZE , cross-breed, interbreed, cross-fertilize, cross-pollinate, intercross, mix, intermix, blend.
cross something out he crossed out several sentences
DELETE , strike out, strike through, ink out, score out, scratch out, block out, blank out, edit out, blue-pencil, cancel, eliminate, obliterate; technical dele.

adjective
he was exhausted, but he never got cross
ANGRY , annoyed, irate, irritated, in a bad mood, peeved, vexed, upset, irked, piqued, out of humour, put out, displeased, galled, resentful;
IRRITABLE , short-tempered, bad-tempered, hot-tempered, ill-humoured, surly, churlish, disagreeable, irascible, touchy, snappy, snappish, impatient, peevish, petulant, fractious, crotchety, grouchy, grumpy, querulous, cantankerous, testy, tetchy, crabby, captious, splenetic, choleric, dyspeptic, waspish; informal mad, hopping mad, wild, livid, as cross as two sticks, apoplectic, aerated, hot under the collar, riled, on the warpath, up in arms, foaming at the mouth, steamed up, in a lather, in a paddy, fit to be tied; Brit. informal shirty, stroppy, narky, ratty, eggy; N. English informal mardy; N. Amer. informal sore, steamed, bent out of shape, soreheaded, teed off, ticked off; Austral./NZ informal ropeable, snaky, crook; W. Indian informal vex; Brit. informal, dated in a bate, waxy; vulgar slang pissed off; N. Amer. vulgar slang pissed; poetic/literary ireful, wroth.
-opposite(s): PLEASED ; GOOD-HUMOURED.

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cross 十字，叉字
来自拉丁语crux, 十字架，刑罚用具，来自PIE→*sker, 弯，转，词源同ring, curve.

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