| 单词 | across |
| 释义 | across (əkrɒs , US əkrɔːs ) In addition to the uses shown below, across is used in phrasal verbs such as 'come across', 'get across', and 'put across'. 1. preposition A2 If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other. She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed. He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy. ...an expedition across Africa. Across is also an adverb. Richard stood up and walked across to the window. 2. preposition A2 If something is situated or stretched across something else, it is situated or stretched from one side of it to the other. ...the floating bridge across Lake Washington in Seattle. He scrawled his name across the bill. Lucy had strung a banner across the wall saying 'Welcome Home'. Across is also an adverb. Trim toenails straight across using nail clippers. 3. preposition A2 If something is lying across an object or place, it is resting on it and partly covering it. She found her clothes lying across the chair. The wind pushed his hair across his face. 4. preposition A2 Something that is across something such as a street, river, or area is on the other side of it. Anyone from the houses across the road could see him. When I saw you across the room I knew I'd met you before. Synonyms: over, on the other or far side of, past, beyond Across is also an adverb. They parked across from the Castro Theatre. [+ from] He pulled up a chair and sat down across from Michael. 5. adverb [ADVERB after verb] B2 If you look across at a place, person, or thing, you look towards them. He glanced across at his sleeping wife. She rose from the chair and gazed across at him. ...breathtaking views across to the hills. 6. preposition You use across to say that a particular expression is shown on someone's face. An enormous grin spread across his face. For a moment a shadow seemed to pass across Roy's face. 7. preposition If someone hits you across the face or head, they hit you on that part. Graham hit him across the face with the gun. 8. preposition When something happens across a place or organization, it happens equally everywhere within it. The film opens across America in December. Thousands of farmers from across Europe have held a huge demonstration in the centre of Brussels. 2,000 workers across all state agencies are to be fired by March 31st. Synonyms: throughout, over, all over, right through 9. preposition When something happens across a political, religious, or social barrier, it involves people in different groups. ...parties competing across the political spectrum. 10. across the board phrase If a policy or a situation applies across the board, it affects everything or everyone in a particular group. There are hefty charges across the board for one-way rental. The President promised across-the-board tax cuts if re-elected. 11. adverb Across is used in measurements to show the width of something. This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across. The snails are no larger than one centimetre across. Idioms: across the board if a policy or development applies across the board, it applies equally to all the people or areas of business connected with it The compromise proposal reduces funding across the board. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers fire a warning shot across someone's bows or fire a shot across someone's bows to do something which shows that you are prepared to oppose someone strongly if they do not stop or change what they are doing Britain's agriculture minister departed from his prepared speech to fire a shot across Norway's bows. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 横跨 Japanese: ･･･を横切って |
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