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cross BrE /krɒs/
NAmE /krɔːs/► SEE ALLbe/talk at cross purposescross a bridge when you come to itcross your bridges when you come to themcross sb’s mindcross my heart (and hope to die)cross sb’s pathour/their paths crosscross the Rubiconcross swords (with sb)have a (heavy) cross to bearbear/carry your crossdot the/your i’s and cross the/your t’shave/keep your fingers crossedcross your fingers
●be/talk at cross ˈpurposes (of two people or groups 两人或两个团体) misunderstand what the other is referring to or trying to do 各说各话；相互误解◆Mary and I spoke about Anne for a minute or two before I realized we were talking at cross purposes: I meant Anne Smith and Mary meant Anne Harris.
我跟玛丽谈起安妮，聊了一会儿才意识到我们说的是两码事，我在说安妮 ∙ 史密斯，而她说的是安妮 ∙ 哈里斯。●cross a ˌbridge when you ˈcome to it●cross your ˌbridges when you ˈcome to themdeal with a problem only when it happens and not worry about it before then 待到问题出现时再设法解决；船到桥头自然直◆‘What will you do if you can’t afford to run your car next year?’ ‘I’ll cross that bridge when I come to it.’
“要是明年你开不起车怎么办？”“到时候再说吧。”●cross sb’s ˈmind (often used in negative sentences 常用于否定句) (of a thought, etc. 想法等) come into sb’s mind for a short time 掠过心头；在脑海中闪现◆He intended to marry her and the thought never crossed his mind that she might refuse.
他想与她结婚，但从来没有想过她可能会拒绝。◆It had crossed my mind that I hadn’t seen her for a long time so I decided to ring her.
我突然想到很久没见她了，于是决定给她打个电话。●cross my ˈheart (and hope to ˈdie) (spoken) used for emphasizing that you are sincere when making a promise, or that what you say is true 我发誓◆‘Don’t tell anyone else about this, will you?’ ‘Cross my heart, I won’t.’
“这件事不要告诉任何人，好吗？”“我发誓，绝不会的。”●cross sb’s ˈpath●our/their paths ˈcross(we/they) meet by chance 偶然相遇；不期而遇；邂逅◆He never crossed my path, thank goodness. He was the last person I wanted to meet.
谢天谢地，我从来没碰上过他。我最不愿意见到的就是他。◆Our paths crossed several times during the war but after that I never saw him again.
战争期间我们碰到过几次，可之后就再也没有见过面。●cross the ˈRubicon (formal) reach a point where an important decision is taken which cannot be changed later 下重大决心；破釜沉舟◆Today we cross the Rubicon. There is no going back.
今天我们要破釜沉舟，再也没有退路了。 ORIGIN The Rubicon was a stream which formed the border between Italy and Gaul. When Julius Caesar broke the law by crossing it with his army, it led inevitably to war. * Rubicon （鲁比肯河）是意大利和高卢的界河。恺撒违约率军渡河，就意味着战争不可避免要发生。●cross ˈswords (with sb)have an argument (with sb) （与某人）交锋，争论，唇枪舌剑◆At the committee meeting, I crossed swords with Professor Smith over her department’s overspending.
在委员会会议上，我与史密斯教授就其系里开销太大与她发生争执。●have a (heavy) ˈcross to bear●bear/carry your ˈcrosssuffer the trouble(s) that life brings to you 背着（沉重的）十字架；承担生活的苦难◆We all have our crosses to bear.
每个人都有自己的痛苦要承担。 ORIGIN This refers to the punishments used in the time of Jesus and described in the Bible. 这个习语原指《圣经》中耶稣时代所用的惩罚。●dot the/your ˌi’s and cross the/your ˈt’spay great attention to small details in order to complete sth; be very thorough and careful in what you do or say 一丝不苟；不放过细节；（言行）谨慎周密◆We reached a broad agreement, and decided to dot the i’s and cross the t’s later.我们达成了大致的协议，并决定以后再着手细节问题。●have/keep your ˈfingers crossed●cross your ˈfingers (informal) hope that sth will be successful; wish sb good luck 祈求成功；祝某人好运◆I’m going to give my first lecture tomorrow, so keep your fingers crossed for me, won’t you?明天是我第一次上课，祝我好运吧！◆Good luck, Ingrid.Fingers crossed!祝你好运，英格丽德。我为你祈祷！ NOTE People often cross the first two fingers of one hand when they use this expression. 人们用这个表达法时通常把一只手的前两根手指交叉起来。 |