cross-country
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˌcross-ˈcountry1 adjective [only before noun] 1 DSacross fields or not along main roads 越野的 cross-country running 越野跑 We took a cross-country route instead of the motorway. 我们走越野线路而不是高速公路。 →4 See picture on 见图 Page A9 Outdoor pursuits 户外活动2 from one part of the country to the other 穿越全国的，跨越全国的 cross-country flights 国内航班 —cross-country adverb We rode cross-country to the village. 我们越野驾车来到这个村庄。
Examples from the Corpus
cross-country• Until the break-in, he had planned to use it that summer on a cross-country bicycle trip.• He's on a cross-country flight from Los Angeles to Atlanta.• It helps if you have had experience over different types of cross-country jumps - like ditches and water.• You are pitting the stamina of a sprinter against the rigours of a cross-country race.• That, in turn, could link up with the cross-country route near Aylesbury.• Denise enjoys cross-country running.• The national museums were dark as well, and the National Mall was filled with cross-country skiers.• Justin is on a cross-country trip.• By now the cross-country vehicle had disgorged its complement of heavyweight occupants, also dressed in identical blue suits.cross-country2 noun (plural cross-countries) [countable, uncountable] DSOa race that involves running or skiing across countryside and fields, not on a track, or the sport of doing this 越野赛跑；越野滑雪比赛；越野运动ˌcross-ˈcountry1 adjectivecross-country2 nounChineseSyllable
across main or Corpus along not fields roads
cross-country
ˌcross-ˈcountry1 
adjective [only before noun]
1. across fields or not along main roads:
cross-country running
We took a cross-country route instead of the motorway.
2. from one part of the country to the other:
cross-country flights
—cross-country adverb:
We rode cross-country to the village.
cross-country2
noun (plural cross-countries) [uncountable and countable]
a race that involves running or skiing across countryside and fields, not on a track, or the sport of doing this
| I |
adjective [only before noun]1. across fields or not along main roads:
2. from one part of the country to the other:
—cross-country adverb:
| II |
noun (plural cross-countries) [uncountable and countable]a race that involves running or skiing across countryside and fields, not on a track, or the sport of doing this
