cross
n
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).
2
(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.
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.
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.
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.
6 (idm 习语) cut sth on the `cross cut cloth, etc diagonally 把布等对角剪开.
cross v
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.
2
(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.
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 be...
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与cranky类似,弯曲的,与十字的都是脾气不好
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*[krɒs]n. 十字架, 十字架形物件, 交叉, 十字标, 交叉路, 磨难, 杂交a. 生气的, 交叉的, 相反的vt. 交叉, 横过, 越过vi. 交叉, 横过, 越过【计】 交叉, 十字标【医】 十字, 十字形; 交叉的, 交互的, 逆反的相关词组: get sth on the cross run cross to be at cross-purposes cross sth out bear one's cross be cross with sb be cross at sth as cross as two sticks on the cross