cross-section
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++ˈcross-ˌsection noun [countable] 1 PARTsomething that has been cut in half so that you can look at the inside, or a drawing of this 横截面（图），剖面（图）cross-section of a cross-section of a plant stem 植物茎的横截面（图）in cross-section The roof beams were 50 centimetres square in cross-section. 顶梁的横截面有 50 平方厘米。2 TYPICALa group of people or things that is typical of a much larger group 典型；有代表性的一群 → samplecross-section of a wide cross-section of the taxpaying population 纳税人中具有代表性的一大群人
Examples from the Corpus
cross-section• If one suspends judgement and looks at a cross-section of these novels, one comes away quite impressed.• The league brings together a cross-section of Tucson, the young and old, the movers and shakers.• A cross-section of women were employed.• The arrow indicates the actin cable, seen in cross-section.• In short, the whole project was carefully designed to produce a comprehensive visual cross-section of society in motion.ˈcross-ˌsection nounChineseSyllable
been that so has cut half something in Corpus that
cross-section
ˈcross-ˌsection
noun [countable]
1. something that has been cut in half so that you can look at the inside, or a drawing of this
cross-section of
a cross-section of a plant stem
in cross-section
The roof beams were 50 centimetres square in cross-section.
2. a group of people or things that is typical of a much larger group ⇨ sample
cross-section of
a wide cross-section of the taxpaying population
ˈcross-ˌsection
noun [countable]1. something that has been cut in half so that you can look at the inside, or a drawing of this
cross-section of
in cross-section
2. a group of people or things that is typical of a much larger group ⇨ sample
cross-section of