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cross·ing /ˈkrɒsɪŋ $ ˈkrɒː-/ ●○○ noun [countable]  1  TTRa place where you can safely cross a road, railway, river etc 〔道路、铁路等的〕人行）横道；〔河流的〕渡口 You must give way to any pedestrians on the crossing. 必须让人行横道上的行人先行。 → level crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, zebra crossing2  TTRJOIN something TOGETHERa place where two lines, roads, tracks etc cross 十字路口，交叉路口 Turn left at the first crossing. 在第一个十字路口左转。3  TTWa journey across the sea, a lake, or a river 〔海、湖或河上的〕横渡，横越 The crossing was rough. 横渡的旅程中风浪很大。► see thesaurus at journey

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crossing• There are 167,000 crossings nationwide.• The Atlantic crossing took nearly three months.• Border Patrol officials say the tactic discourages illegal border crossings.• To become foot-sure and fearless in such tightrope bridge crossings, he practiced on easier ones a few inches above the ground.• Protein/reporter combinations were generated by crossing transformants.• The tramway station is now effectively a traffic island, surrounded by a one-way system and linked by pedestrian crossings. 3.• There will be a tree lined pedestrianised square, new public toilets, pedestrian crossings and an open space for special events.• Therefore any individual stops which will be required at single pelican crossings etc., will have no effect on charging.• About two-thirds of all collisions at state public crossings actually occur where everything is functioning properly.• The crossing from Dover to Calais is often very rough.• The crossing took over two weeks.• His party made the first east-west crossing of the Sierra Nevada in 1833.

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cross‧ing /ˈkrɒsɪŋ $ ˈkrɒː-/ noun [countable]
1. a place where you can safely cross a road, railway, river etc:
    You must give way to any pedestrians on the crossing. ⇨ level crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, zebra crossing
2. a place where two lines, roads, tracks etc cross:
    Turn left at the first crossing.
3. a journey across the sea, a lake, or a river:
    The crossing was rough.

cross·ingBrE /ˈkrɒsɪŋ/ 🔊NAmE /ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/ 🔊 nouna place where you can safely cross a road, a river, etc., or from one country to another （通过道路、河流等的）安全通行处；人行横道；渡口；（从一国到另一国的）过境处◆The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing. 汽车在人行横道线未能停车，结果把小孩撞死了。🔊🔊◆The next crossing point is a long way downstream. 下一个渡口在下游方向很远的地方。🔊🔊◆He was arrested by guards at the border crossing. 他在边境过境处被卫兵逮捕。🔊🔊  ➡  see also level crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, zebra crossing a place where two lines, two roads or two tracks cross （线的）交叉点；（道路的）十字路口；（轨道的）交叉道口 SYN intersection a journey across a sea or a wide river （海洋或宽阔江河的）横渡◆a three-hour ferry crossing三小时的轮渡◆a rough crossing from Dover to Calais从多佛尔到加来波涛汹涌的横渡◆the first Atlantic crossing首次横渡大西洋an act of going from one side to another 穿越；横越◆attempted crossings of the border穿越边境未遂