词组 | cross |
释义 | cross 1. noun an act of betrayal, a doublecross UK, 2001.► in a crossin trouble US, 1976.► on the crossdishonestly UK, 1819 2. verb 1 to betray someone UK, 1821. 2 to cheat a cheat US, 1950 Cross noun► the Crossthe King's Cross district of Sydney AUSTRALIA, 1946cross off cross off sth/sb • cross sth/sb off • cross sth/sb off sth to remove a word or someone's name from a list by drawing a line through it: I've done the washing, so we can cross that off the list. Jane said she won't be able to come, so I've crossed her off.■ SIMILAR TO: cross out, delete cross out cross out sth • cross sth out to draw a line through something that you have written, usually because it is wrong: She crossed out the word 'Miss' and wrote 'Dr' instead. He read the sentence again, then scowled and crossed it out.■ SIMILAR TO: deletecrossings-out n plural BrE words that have been crossed out: His essay was full of crossings out. cross over 1. cross over • cross over sth to go to the other side of something or a place: Each year thousands of illegal immigrants cross over the border. We crossed over the bridge and followed the wet and muddy path along the bank. Braddock's plan was to cross over the rugged Appalachian mountains, and attack the French at Fort Duquesne.+ to Wade stood up and crossed over to the living room window.■ SIMILAR TO: cross2. cross over • cross over sth BrE to walk from one side of a road to the other: Make sure you look both ways before you cross over. We crossed over the road to look at the shops on the other side.■ SIMILAR TO: walk across, cross3. cross over to start supporting a person or group that you opposed before: The Republicans are putting forward a moderate candidate, in the hope that this will encourage disaffected Democrats to cross over.+ to Churchill used to be a Liberal at one time, before he crossed over to the Conservative Party.■ SIMILAR TO: come over, defect formal4. cross over if an entertainer crosses over from one area of entertainment to another, they become successful in the second one as well as the first+ into David Duchovny is one of many television stars who are trying to cross over into the movies.cross-over adj always before noun a cross-over musician or singer is one who plays a mixture of two different styles of music: Cross-over jazz/blues artist Maria Muldaur will headline this year's festival.5. cross over to change from being popular with just one particular group in society, to being popular with people from all groups in society+to/into Stevie Wonder and James Brown were among the first black acts to cross over to white audiences in the 1970s.6. cross over if a disease that affects a particular type of animal crosses over, it starts to affect another type of animal as well+ to/from HIV had begun in African monkeys and crossed over to humans. In the late 1980s, scientists discovered that the BSE virus could cross over from cattle to humans.■ SIMILAR TO: pass cross (one) (up)To defy, challenge, or frustrate one. Don't cross that guy if you want a job in publishing—he's a celebrated editor. Stephen has crossed me up so many times I just can't trust him anymore. cross someoneto oppose someone. You best not cross Jim. He has a very bad temper. This is the last time you cross me, you hear?
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