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cross1 /krɒs $ krɒːs/ ●●● S2 W2 verb  1  go from one side to another 从一边到另一边 [intransitive, transitive]CROSS to go or stretch from one side of something such as a road, river, room etc to the other 横跨，横渡，横穿cross to He crossed to the window. 他穿过去走到窗边。cross (over) the road/street/river etc It’s easy to have an accident just crossing the road. 单是过马路也容易发生意外事故。 He was hit by a car when he tried to cross over the road near Euston station. 他在尤斯顿车站附近过马路时被一辆汽车撞倒了。cross the Atlantic/the Channel etc the first steamship to cross the Atlantic 横渡大西洋的第一艘汽船 An old bridge crosses the river. 一座老桥横跨河上。cross over She crossed over to sit beside Dot. 她走过去坐到多特身边。► see thesaurus at travel →5  See picture of cross-legged 盘腿, with your legs crossed双腿交叉2  cross a line etc 穿过界线等 [transitive]CROSS if you cross a line, track etc, you go over and beyond it 穿过，越过，跑过〔终点线等〕 He raised his arms in triumph as he crossed the line for his 100-metres win. 他以胜利的姿态高举双手跑过终点线，赢得了这场百米赛。3  two roads/lines etc 两条路/线等 [intransitive, transitive]CROSS if two or more roads, lines, etc cross, or if one crosses another, they go across each other 交叉，相交 The by-pass crosses Wilton Lane shortly after a roundabout. 这条旁道绕过环岛后不久就和威尔顿巷相交。4  legs/arms/ankles 腿/手臂/踝 [transitive]HBH if you cross your legs, arms, or ankles, you put one on top of the other 交叉，叠放 She was sitting on the floor with her legs crossed. 她盘腿坐在地上。5  cross somebody’s mind [usually in negatives]THINK something/HAVE A THOUGHT if you say that an idea, thought etc never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it 〔想法、思想等〕从某人脑中掠过，在某人脑际一闪而过 SYN occur to somebody It didn’t cross her mind that she might be doing something illegal. 她没有想到自己在做的可能是犯法的事。the thought has (never) crossed my mind (=used to tell someone you have thought of the thing they are suggesting, or have never thought of it) 我（从未）有过这个念头6  cross somebody’s face writtenEXPRESSION ON somebody'S FACE if an expression crosses someone’s face, it appears on their face 某人脸上掠过〔某种表情〕 A look of surprise crossed her face. 她脸上掠过吃惊的神情。7  cross your fingers used to say that you hope something will happen in the way you want 希望如愿，但愿，祈求 She hung the washing out, then crossed her fingers for a dry day. 她把洗好的衣物挂了出去，心里祈求天别下雨。 The exam’s at two. Will you keep your fingers crossed for me? 两点钟考试，你为我祈祷好吗？8  breed of plant/animal 种植植物/繁殖动物 [transitive]HBMIX to mix two or more different breeds of animal or plant to form a new breed 使〔动物或植物〕杂交 → crossbreed a flower produced by crossing several different varieties 由几个不同品种杂交而成的一种花卉cross something with something These cattle were crossed with a breed from the highlands. 这些牛和来自苏格兰高地的一种牛进行了杂交。9  somebody’s paths cross  (also cross paths)MEET if two people’s paths cross, or if they cross paths, they meet, usually without expecting it 两人不期而遇，两人偶然相遇 If our paths crossed I usually ignored her. 如果我和她在路上偶遇，我一般都不理睬她。 We didn’t cross paths again until 2001. 我们直到2001年才重逢。10. cross that bridge when you come to it WORRIEDused to say that you will not think or worry about something until it actually happens 船到桥头自然直，问题发生了再想办法解决11. cross my heart (and hope to die) TRUEPROMISE spoken informal used to say that you promise that you will do something, or that what you are saying is true 我保证；我发誓（否则就不得好死）12  make SB angry 使某人生气 [transitive]ANNOY to make someone angry by opposing their plans or orders 惹…生气；和…作对 He hated anyone who crossed him. 谁要是和他作对，他就恨谁。13. sport 体育 [intransitive, transitive]DS to kick, throw, or hit the ball across the playing area in a sport such as football, hockey etc 〔在足球、曲棍球等运动中〕横传〔球〕14. cheque 支票 [transitive] British EnglishBFB to draw two lines across a cheque to show that it must be paid into the bank account of the person whose name is on it 〔在支票上〕画两条平行线〔表示该支票必须转入受款人的银行账户〕15. letters 信 [intransitive] if two letters about the same subject cross in the post, each was sent before the other was received 〔两封来往信件〕相互错过，相互交错16  cross swords (with somebody) ARGUEto argue with someone 与（某人）争论[辩论]，与（某人）交锋 I’ve crossed swords with him on a number of issues. 我在一些问题上和他有过争论。17. cross yourself RRCto move your hand across your upper body in the shape of a cross as a sign of the Christian faith 用手在胸前画十字〔为基督教信仰的象征〕18. cross somebody’s palm with silver especially British EnglishGIVE to give money to someone when you want them to tell your fortune 付钱请某人算命19 cross something ↔ off (also cross something off something) phrasal verb DEAL WITHto draw a line through one or more things on a list because you have dealt with them or they are not needed anymore 划掉，删去〔已经处理或无用的列表项目〕 Whenever I buy something, I cross it off the list. 每当我买到一样东西，就把它从清单上划掉。20 cross something ↔ out phrasal verb WRONG/INCORRECTto draw a line or lines through something you have written or drawn, usually because it is wrong 划掉，删去〔通常为错误的内容〕 I crossed out ‘Miss’ and wrote ‘Ms’. 我把“小姐”划掉，改成“女士”。21 cross over phrasal verb a) APAMif an entertainer crosses over from one area of entertainment to another, they become successful in the second one as well as the first 〔娱乐界人士〕成功转型 → crossover(2)b) MXDIE British English old use to die 死，死去 → dot the i’s and cross the t’s at dot2(4), → cross the Rubicon at Rubicon→ See Verb table

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cross• There's a post office where Oakland Road crosses 32nd Street.• I wouldn't cross her if I were you.• Doris sat down and crossed her legs.• Before you cross, make sure there are no other cars coming.• They also began to cross over from the rhythm-and-blues audience to the mainstream pop audience.• They cross roads diagonally, walk in front of parked cars and forget to look in more than one direction at junctions.• They crossed the Atlantic in a convoy of fifty ships.• This is the point where Washington's army crossed the Delaware River.• Johnson crossed the finish line in first place.• He plans to cross the Himalayas on foot.• Military traffic has been crossing the new pontoon bridge since Dec. 31 at a rate up to 400 vehicles each day.• How are we going to cross the river?• It took a lot of courage to cross the Rocky Mountains in those days.• But our correction had put us on course and we crossed the shoreline at Alexandria.• Antonia went to cross the street to buy us some sodas.• Look both ways before crossing the street.• I had to reverse, climb up to retrieve the runner and cross the wall for a third time.• As you accomplish tasks, cross them off your list.• What crosses this border is information, in the form of chemicals.• She had crossed this road before, deftly robbing Peter to slip a rubber cheque into Paul's back pocket.• Some species of plants can be crossed very easily.cross (over) the road/street/river etc• The following day Arista ordered General Torrejon with 1,600 cavalry to cross the river.• Dennison crossed the road and disappeared again.• Marcelle entered his room seconds after she saw him cross the street from her window.• We crossed the street, I felt sick.• When I was hit by a drunk driver in 1980, crossing the road in Los Angeles.• She crossed the street to get it.

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cross2 ●●● S3 W3 noun [countable]  1  mixture of things 事物的混合 a mixture of two things, breeds, or qualities 混合物；杂交；杂种cross between The tour manager’s role is a cross between hostess and courier. 这位女领队的角色既是陪同，又是导游。 Their dog is a cross between two well-known breeds. 他们的狗是两个知名品种的杂交。2  mark on paper 纸上的记号 especially British English a) SIGN/INDICATIONa mark (x or +) used on paper, to represent where something is, or where something should be 〔在纸上标出所在位置的〕十字标记，叉号 I’ve put a cross on the map to mark where our street is. 我在地图上画了个十字记号，标出我们街道的位置。 Please sign your name by the cross. 请在叉号旁边签名。 b) SECORRECTa mark (x) used on paper to show that something that has been written or printed is not correct 〔表示错误的〕叉号 My homework got a lot more ticks than crosses. 我的家庭作业钩比叉多很多。 c) SIGN YOUR NAMEa mark (x or +) used by someone who cannot write, in order to sign their name 〔不识字的人签名时画的〕十字押3  Christian sign 基督教的标志 a) SCC the cross the cross that Jesus Christ died on 〔基督受难的〕十字架 Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins. 基督徒相信耶稣基督为了替我们赎罪而死在十字架上。 b) CFRRCan object, picture, or mark in the shape of a cross, used as a sign of the Christian faith or for decoration 〔代表基督教信仰或作装饰用的〕十字架 Pauline wore a tiny gold cross. 保利娜戴着一个小小的金十字架。4. punishment 惩罚 an upright post of wood with another crossing it near the top, that people in the past were fastened to with nails and left to die on as a punishment 〔旧时处死犯人用的〕十字架5  military award 军事勋章PGO a decoration in the shape of a cross that is given to someone as an honour, especially for military courage 十字勋章 He was awarded the George Cross. 他被授予乔治十字勋章。6  sport 体育 a) DSa kick or hit of the ball in a sport such as football, hockey etc, that goes across the field 〔足球、曲棍球等运动中的〕横传 b) DSOa way of hitting someone in the sport of boxing, in which your arm goes over theirs as they try to hit you 〔拳击中的〕钩拳迎击 He caught his opponent with a right cross to the chin. 他一记右钩拳打在对手的下巴上。7  problem 问题 if you describe something as the cross that someone has to bear, you mean it is a problem that makes them very unhappy or worried, and that continues for a long time 〔长期持续的〕烦恼，磨难 I feel sorry for you, but we all have our crosses to bear. 我为你感到难过，但是我们每个人都有不愉快的事情。 → the sign of the Cross at sign1(10)

Examples from the Corpus

cross• After 83 minutes Burchill swung in a cross from the left.• Christians believe that Jesus died on a cross for our sins.• I've put a cross on the map to mark where our house is.• Yet both were the first in either family to sign the marriage register with more than a cross.• We have a lovely 14.3 Connemara cross thoroughbred mare on loan.• Hundreds of copper crosses, used as money by the miners, are buried beneath the violet blooms.• Pauline wore a tiny gold cross around her neck.• Jones was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross.• Inside the church, the earliest feature is an Anglo-Saxon carved stone cross head which was found in the churchyard in 1934.• David Batty sent over a teasing cross and from beyond the far post Platt got in a powerful header.• The cross appeared to me...• The two crosses at either end of the roof gave her a brief moment of hope.cross between• My dog is a cross between a whippet and a retriever.put ... cross• For some items it might be difficult to decide whether to use approval or put a cross against an item.• From our list we would choose to put a cross against sugar, chocolate, biscuits, sponge cake, and mints.right cross• I would really have to deliver a right cross.• She threw a right cross that nearly knocked me over the railing.• He pounded Benichou to the body and caught him with a right cross to the chin at the end of the first.• Jab-jab, left hook, my opening left hands moving him to the right, to meet my right cross.• She also had a sincere right cross.• The right cross is the payoff punch of the entire science.have ... crosses to bear• We all have our crosses to bear.cross3 ●●● S2 adjective [usually before noun] especially British English  1 ANGRYangry or annoyed 生气的；恼怒的get/be cross (with somebody) She gets cross when he goes out drinking. 他出去喝酒她就不高兴。 Sometimes I get very cross with the children. 有时候孩子们让我非常恼火。cross at/about She was cross at being interrupted. 被人打断了话，她很生气。► see thesaurus at angry —crossly adverb

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cross• She was cross at the way he had treated her as though she weren't a normal girl - some kind of freak.• How hot she was, caught in these cross beams!• This monoclonal antibody shows no cross reactivity with transforming growth factor alpha.• Good lecturers will often make cross references to earlier lectures.• It had a ten-inch blade that was triangular in cross section.• Mum will be cross when she finds out about the broken vase.• I'm sorry I was cross with you.get/be cross (with somebody)• Then we were crossing a rutted rock pavement, a trig point incongruously ahead.• He is cross at having to come here when his time with Enid is so short.• A line which would never be crossed could be drawn down the center of the market.• In our cross-cultural world the language wires get crossed ever more frequently.• Her legs were crossed so that her knees were exposed.• Once the line between the conventional primary source and the secondary study is crossed, the flood is even worse.• Did you see the truck that was crossing the river and crashed through the ice?• It is not uncommon to hear of old women who are cross when asked to perform domestic tasks in residential care!cross- /krɒs $ krɒːs/ prefix  1  CROSSgoing from one side to the other 横穿，横跨，穿越 a cross-Channel ferry (=sailing from Britain to France) 横渡英吉利海峡的渡船2  CONNECTED WITHgoing between two things and joining them 交叉，关联 cross-cultural influences 跨文化的影响

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cross-• cross-country skiingFrom Longman Business Dictionarycrosscross /krɒskrɒːs/ verb [transitive] cross a cheque British EnglishBANKING to draw two lines and write the words ‘account payee’ on a cheque, showing that it can only be paid into a bank account of the person named on the cheque, and not exchanged for cash or paid into a different accountSYN ENDORSE→ See Verb tableOrigin cross2 (900-1000) Old Norse kross, from an unrecorded Old Irish cross, from Latin crux

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cross¹ S2 W2 /krɒs $ krɒːs/ verb
1.  GO FROM ONE SIDE TO ANOTHER  [intransitive and transitive] to go or stretch from one side of something such as a road, river, room etc to the other
    cross to
    He crossed to the window.
    cross (over) the road/street/river etc
    It’s easy to have an accident just crossing the road.
    He was hit by a car when he tried to cross over the road near Euston station.
    cross the Atlantic/the Channel etc
    the first steamship to cross the Atlantic
    An old bridge crosses the river.
    cross over
    She crossed over to sit beside Dot.
2.  CROSS A LINE ETC  [transitive] if you cross a line, track etc, you go over and beyond it:
    He raised his arms in triumph as he crossed the line for his 100-metres win.
3.  TWO ROADS/LINES ETC  [intransitive and transitive] if two or more roads, lines, etc cross, or if one crosses another, they go across each other:
    The by-pass crosses Wilton Lane shortly after a roundabout.
4.  LEGS/ARMS/ANKLES  [transitive] if you cross your legs, arms, or ankles, you put one on top of the other:
    She was sitting on the floor with her legs crossed.
5. cross sb’s mind [usually in negatives] if you say that an idea, thought etc never crossed your mind, you mean that you did not think of it
   SYN  occur to somebody:
    It didn’t cross her mind that she might be doing something illegal.
    the thought has (never) crossed my mind (=used to tell someone you have thought of the thing they are suggesting, or have never thought of it)
6. cross sb’s face written if an expression crosses someone’s face, it appears on their face:
    A look of surprise crossed her face.
7. cross your fingers used to say that you hope something will happen in the way you want:
    She hung the washing out, then crossed her fingers for a dry day.
    The exam’s at two. Will you keep your fingers crossed for me?
8.  BREED OF PLANT/ANIMAL  [transitive] to mix two or more different breeds of animal or plant to form a new breed ⇨ crossbreed:
    a flower produced by crossing several different varieties
    cross something with something
    These cattle were crossed with a breed from the highlands.
9. sb’s paths cross (also cross paths) if two people’s paths cross, or if they cross paths, they meet, usually without expecting it:
    If our paths crossed I usually ignored her.
    We didn’t cross paths again until 2001.
10. cross that bridge when you come to it used to say that you will not think or worry about something until it actually happens
11. cross my heart (and hope to die) spoken informal used to say that you promise that you will do something, or that what you are saying is true
12.  MAKE SOMEBODY ANGRY  [transitive] to make someone angry by opposing their plans or orders:
    He hated anyone who crossed him.
13.  SPORT  [intransitive and transitive] to kick, throw, or hit the ball across the playing area in a sport such as football, hockey etc
14.  CHEQUE  [transitive] British English to draw two lines across a cheque to show that it must be paid into the bank account of the person whose name is on it
15.  LETTERS  [intransitive] if two letters about the same subject cross in the post, each was sent before the other was received
16. cross swords (with somebody) to argue with someone:
    I’ve crossed swords with him on a number of issues.
17. cross yourself to move your hand across your upper body in the shape of a cross as a sign of the Christian faith
18. cross sb’s palm with silver especially British English to give money to someone when you want them to tell your fortune
⇨ dot the i’s and cross the t’s at dot²(4), ⇨ cross the Rubicon at Rubicon
     

THESAURUS

■ to travel
   ▪ travel to go from one place to another, especially places that are far apart: We travelled to Russia by train. | I love to travel.
   ▪ go to go somewhere – often used instead of travel: We’re going to Greece for our holidays this year. | He’s gone to London on business. | It’s quicker to go by plane.
   ▪ commute to travel to work or school: She commutes to work by bicycle.
   ▪ cross to travel across a very large area, for example a desert or ocean: The slaves crossed the Atlantic in the holds of the ships.
   ▪ tour to travel in order to visit many different places, especially as part of a holiday: They’re touring Europe by coach.
   ▪ go trekking to do a long and difficult walk in a place far from towns and cities: They went trekking in the mountains. | She’s been trekking in Nepal a couple of times.
   ▪ go backpacking to travel to a lot of different places, carrying your clothes with you in your rucksack: He went backpacking in Australia.
   ▪ roam especially written to travel or move around an area with no clear purpose or direction, usually for a long time: When he was young, he roamed from one country to another. | The tribes used to roam around freely, without any fixed territory.
   ▪ journey literary to travel, especially a long distance: He journeyed on horseback through Palestine.
cross something ↔ off (also cross something off something) phrasal verb
  to draw a line through one or more things on a list because you have dealt with them or they are not needed any more:
    Whenever I buy something, I cross it off the list.
     
cross something ↔ out phrasal verb
  to draw a line or lines through something you have written or drawn, usually because it is wrong:
    I crossed out ‘Miss’ and wrote ‘Ms’.
cross over phrasal verb
  1. if an entertainer crosses over from one area of entertainment to another, they become successful in the second one as well as the first ⇨ crossover(2)
  2. British English old use to die

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cross² S3 W3 noun [countable]1.  MIXTURE OF THINGS a mixture of two things, breeds, or qualities
    cross between
    The tour manager’s role is a cross between hostess and courier.
    Their dog is a cross between two well-known breeds.
2.  MARK ON PAPER especially British English
  a. a mark (x or +) used on paper, to represent where something is, or where something should be:
    I’ve put a cross on the map to mark where our street is.
    Please sign your name by the cross.
  b. a mark (x) used on paper to show that something that has been written or printed is not correct:
    My homework got a lot more ticks than crosses.
  c. a mark (x or +) used by someone who cannot write, in order to sign their name
3.
   CHRISTIAN SIGN
  a. the cross the cross that Jesus Christ died on:
    Christians believe that Jesus died on the cross for our sins.
  b. an object, picture, or mark in the shape of a cross, used as a sign of the Christian faith or for decoration:
    Pauline wore a tiny gold cross.
4.  PUNISHMENT an upright post of wood with another crossing it near the top, that people in the past were fastened to with nails and left to die on as a punishment
5.  MILITARY AWARD a decoration in the shape of a cross that is given to someone as an honour, especially for military courage:
    He was awarded the George Cross.
6.  SPORT
  a. a kick or hit of the ball in a sport such as football, hockey etc, that goes across the field
  b. a way of hitting someone in the sport of boxing, in which your arm goes over theirs as they try to hit you:
    He caught his opponent with a right cross to the chin.
7.  PROBLEM if you describe something as the cross that someone has to bear, you mean it is a problem that makes them very unhappy or worried, and that continues for a long time:
    I feel sorry for you, but we all have our crosses to bear.
⇨ the sign of the Cross at sign¹(10)

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cross³ S2 adjective [usually before noun] especially British English
angry or annoyed
    get/be cross (with somebody)
    She gets cross when he goes out drinking.
    Sometimes I get very cross with the children.
    cross at/about
    She was cross at being interrupted.
—crossly adverb
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ angry feeling strong emotions because you think someone has behaved badly, or because a situation seems bad or unfair: He gets really angry if people keep him waiting. | a crowd of angry protesters
   ▪ mad [not before noun] informal angry: Dad was mad at me for damaging the car.
   ▪ cross [not before noun] spoken rather angry – used when speaking to people you know well: She was cross with me for being late.
   ▪ annoyed [not before noun] a little angry: I was annoyed no one had told me the class was cancelled.
   ▪ irritated annoyed and impatient, especially by something that keeps happening or something someone keeps saying: I was irritated by their stupid questions. | an irritated voice
   ▪ bad-tempered becoming annoyed or angry easily: a bad-tempered old man | He’s always bad-tempered when he doesn’t get what he wants.
   ▪ in a bad/foul mood feeling a little angry for a period of time, often for no particular reason: I woke up in a bad mood. | She’s been in a foul mood all morning.
   ▪ in a huff /hʌf/ in an angry mood for a short time, especially because someone has just said something to offend or annoy you: He walked off in a huff when they refused to let him join in their game.
   ▪ somebody has got up on the wrong side of the bed informal used when you think someone has been in an angry mood all day, for no particular reason – often used humorously: I don’t know what’s wrong – she must have got up on the wrong side of the bed today.