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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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cross·bar /ˈkrɒsbɑː $ ˈkrɒːsbɑːr/ noun [countable]  1. TBa bar that joins two upright posts, especially two goalposts 〔连接两个立柱,尤指球门的〕横梁5 see picture at 见图 football2. TTBthe metal bar between the seat and the handlebars on a man’s bicycle 〔自行车的〕横梁4  See picture of 见图 BICYCLE5 see picture at 见图 bicycle1
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crossbarLoi grabbed with both hands for a crossbar and clung on.A crossbar network connects the processors at 800Mbytes per second.Whitley's goalkeeper Brian Dickson, a chef for a hospital catering company, bubbled away underneath the flat, old-fashioned crossbars.Right then, a crank breaks and the rider lands with full weight on the frame crossbar, then crashes.I hit some crossbars, some posts.Beresford fed the ball in to Robert Lee, who turned and cracked a shot against the crossbar.Crusaders did have tough luck seconds before the final whistle when a desperation drive by Jim Gardiner bounced off the crossbar.Blissett took the ball from Howey, then exploded a right-foot volley that Wright somehow juggled over the crossbar.
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crossbar
crossbar /ˈkrɒsbɑː $ ˈkrɒːsbɑːr/ noun [countable]
1. a bar that joins two upright posts, especially two goalposts
2. the metal bar between the seat and the handlebars on a man’s bicycle


cross·barBrE /ˈkrɒsbɑː(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkrɔːsbɑːr/ 🔊 noun
the bar joining the two vertical posts of a goal (足球球门的)横梁
the bar between the seat and the handlebars of a man's bicycle (自行车的)横梁