n. 人行横道,十字路口;交叉,相交;横越;渡口;
v. 交叉(cross的现在分词);
💡 cross横过+ing名词后→横越,交叉口
"The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing."
汽车在人行横道线未能停车,结果把小孩撞死了。
近义:zebra, crosswalk, intersection, junction, traffic, transit
n. 边;镶边;包边;边界;
vt.& vi. 与…接界,在…的边上;
vt. 沿…的边,环绕…,给…镶边;
vi. 近似,毗邻;
💡 bord边+er表名词 → 边境
"a national park on the border between Kenya and Tanzania"
位于肯尼亚和坦桑尼亚边界的国家公园
近义:sidestep, skirt, bypass, edge, touch, fringe
反义:pass, range, span, traverse, bridge, course
n. 噩梦;<口>可怕的事情,无法摆脱的恐惧;泛滥成灾;紧张;
adj. 可怕的,噩梦似的;
💡 夜晚(night)梦到母马(mare)坐床上是 噩梦 网友:yqy补充: night晚上,mare母马:晚上梦到和母马在一起--恶梦
"My attempt to get a new passport turned into a Kafkaesque nightmare."
我试图申请新护照的过程变成了一场官样文章的噩梦。
近义:phantom, specter