| 单词 | cross-country |
| 释义 | cross-country 1. uncountable noun [oft NOUN noun] Cross-country is the sport of running, riding, or skiing across open countryside rather than along roads or around a running track. She finished third in the world cross-country championships in Antwerp. 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A cross-country journey involves less important roads or railway lines, or takes you from one side of a country to the other. ...cross-country rail services. The group made a 13-concert cross-country tour, including a stop in New York. Cross-country is also an adverb. They drove cross-country in his van. Collocations: cross-country course The question she must ask is whether or not the horse will be damaged by going round the cross-country course today. Times, Sunday Times (2007) He gave us a blinding clear, to go with his sublime round over the cross-country course the previous day. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Contestants risk all on a series of timed runs down a challenging cross-country course, made more treacherous by artificial jumps and obstacles. Times, Sunday Times (2009) I once ran into him moments before his round over the Badminton cross-country course. Times, Sunday Times (2012) I have faced an angry lion on foot, but far more terrifying is the riding of a cross-country course. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Indeed, several high-ranking competitors withdrew from the cross-country event rather than risk their horses' ankles on the parched surface. Times, Sunday Times Fancied horses often hold sway in these cross-country events. The Sun He has been running well in weak cross-country events. The Sun I have felt the same things before riding in cross-country events. Times, Sunday Times The park stages a number of cross-country events and mountain bike rides, along with summer fundays and an annual bonfire and firework display. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 I was sitting in an aisle seat on a cross-country flight when the passenger across the aisle, one row ahead, pulled out a magazine from his briefcase. Christianity Today They are also fast, simple, non-invasive, and expose the subject to a level of x-rays less than that of a cross-country flight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This includes 100 hours in powered aircraft, 50 hours in airplanes, and 100 hours as pilot-in-command (of which 50 hours must be cross-country flight time). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The flight also set a new distance record for a single cross-country flight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In his flying lesson, he undertakes his first solo cross-country flight. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Yesterday's meeting started half an hour late because of frost and the cross-country race was switched to tomorrow at 5.15. The Sun Pranksters added two miles to a cross-country race by moving a route-marking flag the day before. Times, Sunday Times Early success came too easily, from the day he defied coaches at an under-13s schools cross-country race. Times, Sunday Times He was entered for a cross-country race, representing the school. Times, Sunday Times She had a cross-country race coming up. Times, Sunday Times In his youth he was a keen cross-country runner and energetic beagler. Times, Sunday Times (2006) But we understand this woman is a former cross-country runner and did not feel able to let it go. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He is a national schools rackets champion, a county squash player and cross-country runner and good enough at football and rugby to have been offered county trials. Times, Sunday Times (2006) He excelled there at cross-country running, rugby and cricket, as wicket-keeper and opening bat. Times,Sunday Times Colleagues remembered him as quiet and serious, devoting himself to his work and outdoor hobbies including cross-country running, mountain biking, sailing and photography. Times, Sunday Times One wonders also why cross-country running - physical exercise from start to finish - has gone out of fashion. Times, Sunday Times As a result she turned to cross-country running, at which she won a world title in 1978. Times, Sunday Times Cross-country running proved a brutal sport: one pupil described a friend being gouged with running spikes. Times, Sunday Times Are you an urban cyclist or a wannabe cross-country skier who likes more of the kit and less of the action? Times, Sunday Times She was a keen mountain climber, roller-skater, cross-country skier, and cyclist. Times, Sunday Times The former homeless youth councelor will be competing as a cross-country skier this time around, having just made the cut in the very last qualifying event. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Our cross-country skier had finished 60th out of 61 and the first two speedskaters had careered into the sidings at a rate of knots. The Sun He competed as athlete (marathon runner), cross-country skier, ski jumper, cyclist, swimmer, footballer, and boxer. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Perhaps because his cross-country tour — commemorated by photos of him in smalltown cafes rubbing shoulders with the regular folk — looks and feels so much like a campaign. Times, Sunday Times She later performed the piece on a cross-country tour. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Television ads, bookmarks, websites and private screenings a six-month cross-country tour will promote the film. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Alternating between lectures and midwifery, she conducted the first cross-country tour by an anarchist speaker. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Although not a major commercial success, the critical reception was positive, and a cross-country tour was in the works. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 We allowed a little more time for the drive to work or for the cross-country trek to a business meeting. Times, Sunday Times Pleasant enough, but imagine how much more fun you could have on horseback, trading busy roads for cross-country treks. Times, Sunday Times Cross-country treks over frozen terrain are an everyday occurrence for many animals. The Sun Mine recently sent me on a bumpy cross-country trip on potholed non-motorway roads. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Cutting wood with such a saw is akin to strapping on slalom skis for a cross-country trip. Times, Sunday Times (2015) We were all packed in, beginning our cross-country trip back home after visiting family. Christianity Today (2000) Translations: Chinese: 越野运动 Japanese: クロスカントリー |
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