英汉词典

cross 基本解释

• n. 交叉，十字；十字架，十字形物
• vi. 交叉；杂交；横过
• vt. 杂交；渡过；使相交
• adj. 交叉的，相反的；乖戾的；生气的

cross 词态变化

cross 中文词源

来自拉丁词crux, 十字架，刑罚用具，来自PIE*sker，弯，转，词源同ring,curve.

cross 英文词源

cross

cross: [OE] When the Anglo-Saxons embraced Christianity they acquired cros, in the first instance from Old Irish cross. The word’s ultimate source was Latin crux, which may have been of Phoenician origin (although some have connected it with Latin curvus ‘bent’). (Crux itself was borrowed into English in the 18th century.) The cross’s shape formed the basis of the adjectival, adverbial, and verbal uses of the word, and also of across. (The notion of ‘crossing’ also lies behind cruise [17] a probable borrowing from the Dutch kruisen ‘cross’.) Derivatives of the Latin word include crucial [18], crucible [15], crucifix [13] (from late Latin crucifixus, literally ‘fixed to a cross’), crusade [16], and excruciate [16].
=> crucial, crucible, crucifix, crusade, excruciate

cross (n.)

Old English cros "instrument of Christ's crucifixion; symbol of Christianity" (mid-10c.), from Old Irish cros, probably via Scandinavian, from Latin crux (accusative crucem, genitive crucis) "stake, cross" on which criminals were impaled or hanged (originally a tall, round pole); hence, figuratively, "torture, trouble, misery." The word is possibly of Phoenician origin. Replaced Old English rood.

Also from Latin crux are Italian croce, French croix, Spanish and Portuguese cruz, Dutch kruis, German Kreuz.

By c. 1200 as "ornamental likeness of the cross, something resembling or in the form of a cross; sign of the cross made with the right hand or with fingers." From mid-14c. as "small cross with a human figure attached; a crucifix;" late 14c. as "outdoor structure or monument in the form of a cross." Also late 14c. as "a cross formed by two lines drawn or cut on a surface; two lines intersecting at right angles; the shape of a cross without regard to religious signification." From late 12c. as a surname.

From c. 1200 in the figurative sense "the burden of a Christian; suffering; a trial or affliction; penance in Christ's name," from Matt. x.38, xvi.24, etc. Theological sense "crucifixion and death of Christ as a necessary part of his mission" is from late 14c.

As "a mixing of breeds in the production of animals" from 1760, hence broadly "a mixture of the characteristics of two different things." In pugilism, 1906, from the motion of the blow (1880s as a verb; cross-counter (n.) is from 1883).

cross (adj.)

developed in early Modern English from the adverb (see cross (adv.)). Earliest sense is "falling athwart, lying athwart the main direction" (1520s). Meaning "intersecting, lying athwart each other" is from c. 1600.

Sense of "adverse, opposed, contrary, opposite" is from 1560s; of persons, "peevish, ill-tempered," from 1630s, probably from the earlier senses of "contrary, athwart," especially with reference to winds and sailing ships. A 19c. emphatic form was cross as two sticks (1807), punning on the verb.

Cross-purposes "contradictory intentions" is from 1660s. Cross-legged is from 1520s; cross-grained is from 1670s of wood; as "opposed in nature or temper" from 1640s.

cross (v.)

c. 1200, "make the sign of a cross," from cross (n.) and in part from French croiser. Sense of "to go across, pass from side to side of, pass over" is from c. 1400; that of "to cancel by drawing crossed lines over" is from mid-15c.

From late 14c. as "lie across; intersect;" also "place (two things) crosswise of each other; lay one thing across another." From early 15c. as "mark a cross on." Also in Middle English in now-archaic sense "crucify" (mid-14c.), hence, figuratively, crossed "carrying a cross of affliction or penance." Meaning "thwart, obstruct, hinder, oppose" is from 1550s; that of "cause to interbreed" is from 1754. In telegraphy, electricity, etc., in reference to accidental contact of two wires on different circuits or different parts of a circuit that allows part of the current to flow from one to the other, from 1884. Meaning "to cheat" is by 1823.

Cross my heart as a vow is from 1898. To cross over as euphemistic for "to die" is from 1930. To cross (someone's) path is from 1818. Of ideas, etc., to cross (someone's) mind is from 1768; the notion is of something entering the mind as if passing athwart it. Related: Crossed; crossing.

cross (adv.)

c. 1400, "to the side," from on cros, variant of across.

cross 词组搭配

cross 英文释义

1. a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

2. marking consisting of crossing lines

3. a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry

4. any affliction that causes great suffering;

"that is his cross to bear"

"he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"

5. an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species;

"a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"

6. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

cross 双语例句

1. If you ever cross him, forget it, you're finished.

如果你曾经和他作对过，就别想了，你没戏了。

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2. The priest made the sign of the cross over him.

神父在他上方画了个十字。

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3. I've never seen him get cross or lose his temper.

我从未见过他生气或者发火。

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4. Don't try and double-cross me, Taylor, because I'll kill you.

别跟我耍花招，泰勒，要不我会杀了你。

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5. Jane blocked Cross's vision and he could see nothing.

简挡住了克罗斯的视线，他什么也看不见。

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cross 实用场景例句

She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck.

她脖子上戴了一条项链，上面挂着个金的小十字架。

牛津词典

Those who could not write signed with a cross.

不会写字的人画十字代替签名。

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Sign your name on the form where I've put a cross.

在表格上我打叉的地方签上你的名字。

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Put a tick if the answer is correct and a cross if it's wrong.

答案正确打钩，错误打叉。

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I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is.

我已在地图上打叉标出了旅馆的位置。

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The women are cross and bored...

这个女人很生气，烦透了。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

I'm terribly cross with him...

我很生他的气。

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The Army boys had personnel carriers blockading the cross streets.

陆军士兵用运兵车封锁了十字路口。

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Le Tissier hit an accurate cross to Groves.

勒蒂西耶将球准确地横传给了格罗夫斯。

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'Ha!' It was a cross between a laugh and a bark...

“哈！”那声音听起来既像在笑又像在叫。

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It was a lovely dog. It was a cross between a collie and a golden retriever.

那条狗可爱极了，是柯利牧羊犬和金毛猎犬的杂交品种。

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If you ever cross him, forget it, you're finished.

如果你曾经跟他作过对，就别想了，你没戏了。

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Pop crossed his arms over his chest and watched us...

波普叉着胳膊看着我们。

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...a crossed cheque.

画线支票

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Jill crossed her legs and rested her chin on one fist, as if lost in deep thought...

吉尔盘着腿，一个拳头支着下巴，仿佛陷入了沉思。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Cheques/postal orders should be crossed and made payable to Newmarket Promotions.

应在支票/邮政汇票上画线，并使之可用于新市场促销活动的支付。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

Put a tick next to those activities you like and a cross next to those you dislike.

在你喜欢的活动旁打钩，在不喜欢的活动旁画叉。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

My wife is much cleverer than me; it is a cross I have to bear.

妻子比我聪明很多，这让我很难接受。

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'Holy Mother of God!' Marco crossed himself.

“圣母啊！”马尔科画着十字说道。

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He solemnly made the sign of the cross...

他庄重地画了个十字。

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Round her neck was a cross on a silver chain...

她脖子上戴着一条银项链，上面挂着个十字架。

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A faint smile crossed his lips.

他嘴唇上掠过一丝微笑。

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Berg tilts his head and a mischievous look crosses his face...

伯格侧着头，脸上掠过一丝调皮的神情。

柯林斯高阶英语词典

...the intersection where Main and Center streets cross...

主街和中心街的交叉路口

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It is near where the pilgrimage route crosses the road to Quimper.

那儿离朝圣之路与通往坎佩尔的道路的交叉路口很近。

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I normally never write into magazines but Mr Stubbs has finally crossed the line...

我向来不给杂志写信，但是斯塔布斯先生最后做得太过火了。

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No party is entitled to a seat in the new parliament unless it gets at least 5 per cent of the vote. Many will fail to cross that threshold.

任何政党只有获得至少5%的选票才能够在新一届议会中获得一个席位。很多政党都过不了这个门槛。

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The Defford to Eckington road crosses the river half a mile outside Eckington.

从迪福德到埃金顿的路穿过那条距埃金顿半英里的河。

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She was partly to blame for failing to look as she crossed the road...

她过马路时没注意看，负有部分责任。

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Nine Albanians have crossed the border into Greece and asked for political asylum...

9名阿尔巴尼亚人穿过边境进入希腊境内并寻求政治避难。

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