●ˌcut aˈcross sth1. ( ˌcut ˈthrough sth) to take a short route (a short cut) across a place instead of going around it抄近路穿过；径直通过◆We’ll get there quicker if we cut across the fields. 我们走小路穿过田地到那里会快一点。2.to affect or be true for people in different groups that usually remain separate影响，适用于（不同群体）◆Opposition to the proposal cuts across party boundaries. 对提案的反对超越了党派界限。OBJboundary, division[v + prep]