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crossed

UK //krɒst//US //krɔːst//

词源

源自古英语'crosian',经由古挪威语'krossa'演变而来,与拉丁语'crux'(十字)有关。

adjective

❶ 指两条线、道路等在某一点相交或重叠的状态,也用于形容被划掉或标记为无效的事物。

“The crossed wires caused a short circuit.”

(交叉的电线导致了短路。)

“She drew two crossed lines on the paper.”

(她在纸上画了两条交叉的线。)

同义词:intersected, marked, canceled

verb

❶ 指移动或穿过某个区域或障碍物,也可表示在文件上打叉或划掉。

“They crossed the river by boat.”

(他们乘船渡过了河流。)

“She crossed the street carefully.”

(她小心地穿过了马路。)

同义词:traversed, passed, canceled

常见短语

crossed fingers — 表示希望某事顺利或好运的姿势,通常将中指叠在食指上。

“I have my fingers crossed for your interview tomorrow.”

(我为你明天的面试祈祷好运。)

crossed paths — 指两人偶然相遇或生活轨迹有交集。

“We crossed paths at the conference last year.”

(我们在去年的会议上偶遇过。)