cross
verbVerb Forms
Idioms Phrasal Verbs| present simple I / you / we / they cross | |
| he / she / it crosses | |
| past simple crossed | |
| past participle crossed | |
| -ing form crossing |
- [intransitive, transitive]
to go across; to pass or stretch from one side to the other 穿越；越过；横过；渡过 As soon as traffic slowed down enough to safely cross, I started walking. 一旦交通减速到足以安全通过，我就开始步行。 - cross over
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。 - cross (over) from …
He crossed over from the other side of the road. 他从马路的另一边穿了过来。 - cross (over) from… to/into…
We crossed from Dover to Calais. 我们从多佛尔横渡到加来。 - cross (over) to/into…
She crossed to the other side of the room. 她走到房间的另一边。 - cross something
to cross the road/street 穿过马路/街道 to cross the sea/mountains 越过大海；翻越高山 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。 He was caught trying to cross the border illegally. 他试图非法越境时被抓获。 More than 150 000 people crossed the bridge that day. 那天超过15万人过桥。 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。 - cross over something
He crossed over the road and joined me. 他穿过马路和我会合。
Extra ExamplesChildren must be taught to cross the road safely. 必须教会孩子安全过马路。 Let's cross over now while the road is clear. 路上没车了，现在我们过马路吧。 They crossed from the States into Canada. 他们从美国跨境进入加拿大。 They were arrested trying to cross the border. 他们在试图穿越边境时被逮捕了。 We crossed over the river into Sweden. 我们渡河到了瑞典。 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。 The ferry crosses from Portsmouth to Santander. 渡船从朴次茅斯横渡至桑坦德。 They crossed the mountains into Spain. 他们越过山脉进入西班牙。 You have to be really careful crossing the road here. 在这里过马路你必须非常小心。
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- quickly
- slowly
- safely
- …
- try to
- from
- into
- over
- …
- [intransitive, transitive]
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。 - cross over
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。
Extra Examples - [transitive] cross something
to put or place something across or over something else 使交叉；使交叠 - [transitive] cross somebody
to oppose somebody or speak against them or their plans or wishes 反对，反驳，否定（某人或计划、意愿） - [transitive] cross A with B | cross A and B
to make two different types of animal breed (= produce young) 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。
- [intransitive, transitive]
(in football (soccer) or hockey 足球或曲棍球 to kick or pass a ball to the side across the field 横传 Sissoko crossed from the left. 西索科左路传中。 - cross something
He could not get to the line to cross the ball. 他没能跑到底线去传球。
- [transitive] cross something
to draw a line across something 画横线于 to cross your t’s (= the letters in writing) 写 t 上面的一横
- [transitive] cross yourself
to make the sign of the cross (= the Christian symbol) on your chest （在胸口上）画十字圣号
go/put across穿越；使交叉
oppose反对
mix animals/plants杂交
in sport体育运动
draw line画线
make Christian symbol做基督教的标记
Idioms
cross a/the line
to do something that is not considered to be acceptable behaviour 穿越；越过；横过；渡过 He crossed the line by making details of their very private conversation public. 他把他们非常私人的谈话细节公之于众，这是越界了。
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)
cross your mind
(of thoughts, etc. 想法等 to come into your mind 掠过心头；出现在脑海 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。 The thought never crossed my mind! 我一点儿都没想到过这个！
cross somebody’s palm with silver
to give somebody 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
cross somebody’s path | people’s paths cross
cross swords (with somebody)
to fight or argue with somebody （与某人）交锋，争论
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）
dot your i’s and cross your t’s
to pay attention to the small details when you are finishing a task （完成任务时）一丝不苟，注重细节
get your wires crossed
- (informal)
to become confused about what somebody has said to you so that you think they meant something else 误会（别人的意思） We seem to have got our wires crossed. I thought you were coming on Tuesday. 我们似乎搞错了。我以为你星期二会来。