cross1/krɔs; krɒs/v 1 also 又作 cross over [I,T] to go from one side of a road, river, room etc to the other 横穿﹔横渡﹔横跨﹔越过: Take care when you cross the road . 过马路要小心。We crossed the border into Italy. 我们越过边境进入意大利。+to The boat had crossed over safely to the other side. 小船安全横渡到了对岸。the first ship to cross the Pacific 横渡太平洋的第一艘船A cheering crowd greeted the first runner to cross the finish line. 人群欢呼着迎接第一位跑过终点线的选手。2 [I,T] if two straight things cross, or if you cross them, they are arranged so that one goes over the other(使)交叉﹐(使)相交: The road crosses the railway here. 公路与铁路在这里交汇。cross your arms/legs/ankles She sat down and crossed her legs. 她坐下来﹐盘起双腿。3 cross your fingers/fingers crossed used to say that you hope something will happen 希望如愿﹐但愿﹐祈求4 cross your mind if a thought crosses your mind, it suddenly comes into your mind〔想法〕掠过心头﹐在脑际一闪而过: It crossed my mind that he might think we were lovers. 我突然想到﹐他也许以为我们是恋人呢。5 cross yourself to touch your head, chest, and shoulders in turn to show respect for God 用手在胸前画十字〔以示对上帝的崇敬〕6 [T] to mix two different types of animal or plant to produce young animals or plants 使〔动物或植物〕杂交: cross sth with sth Wolves can be crossed with domestic dogs. 狼可以和家犬杂交。7 [I,T] to pass the ball across the playing area in a game such as football〔在足球等运动中〕横传〔球〕: Norbury crossed the ball into the penalty area. 诺伯里把球横传到禁区。8 [T] to make someone angry by refusing to do what they want 与…作对: Those who crossed him soon had cause for regret. 和他作对的人不久就有了后悔的理由。DOUBLE-CROSScross sth off phr v to draw a line through something on a list to show that you have dealt with it〔在清单上〕删掉﹐画去〔表示已经处理〕: Cross off their names as they arrive. 他们来了就把他们的名字画掉。cross sth out phr v to draw a line through something you have written because it is not correct 画掉〔写错的地方〕
cross2n [C]1 a mixture of two things〔两种事物的〕混合物﹔杂交: +between It looks like a cross between a dog and a rat. 这看上去像狗和老鼠的杂交。2 a) an upright wooden post with another post fixed across it. In the past, people were punished by being fastened to the post and left to die〔旧时把人钉在上面处死的〕十字架: the cross (=the cross that Christ died on) 〔耶稣受难的〕十字架b) an object, sign etc in the shape of a cross, used to represent the Christian faith〔象征基督教信仰的〕十字(形): a tiny gold cross 一个小小的金十字架He made the sign of the cross (=moved his hand in the shape of a cross). 他手画十字。3 BrE a mark (x) put on paper to show where something is or that something is not correct【英】〔标示位置的〕十字形标记﹐叉号﹔〔表示错误的〕叉号: put/mark a cross I’ve put a cross to show where the pub is. 我画了个十字记号﹐标出小酒馆的位置。4 when a player kicks the ball across the playing area in a game such as football〔足球等运动中的〕横传
cross3adj BrE annoyed【英】恼怒的﹐生气的: +with Are you cross with me? 你生我气吗?+about She's still cross about losing all that money. 她还在为损失了那么多钱而生气。see box at见 ANGRY 方框