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单词 cross-legged
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cross-legged

adverb [ADVERB after verb]
If someone is sitting cross-legged, they are sitting on the floor with their legs bent so that their knees point outwards.
He sat cross-legged on the floor.
Cross-legged is also an adjective.
The cross-legged deity exudes wisdom and composure.

cross-legged in British English

(ˈkrɒsˈlɛɡɪd, -ˈlɛɡd)
adjective
1. 
sitting with the legs bent and the knees pointing outwards
2. 
standing or sitting with one leg crossed over the other

cross-legged in American English

(krɔsˌlɛgɪd; ˈkrɔsˌlɛgd)
adjective, adverb
1. 
with the ankles crossed and the knees spread apart
2. 
with one leg crossed over the other

Examples of 'cross-legged' in a sentence
cross-legged

He lived in a solitary cell just long enough to lie in and wide enough to sit cross-legged.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Sit cross-legged on the floor or in a chair with straight spine.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
We sit cross-legged beside half a drum kit.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
My message is that meditation is not necessarily about sitting on the floor cross-legged and chanting for hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Sitting cross-legged on the floor with my big thighs and dodgy knees was quite uncomfortable, though.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
She then commanded us all to sit on the floor, preferably cross-legged.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He sat cross-legged on the floor, lecturing to his friends.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Forget sitting cross-legged and humming.
The Sun (2010)
But the old limb was made of heavy sponge, making it impossible to wear cross-legged on the floor.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Once cross-legged on the floor, we are told to imagine that we are a branch floating down a river.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
I am sitting cross-legged on the floor with a glue pot in one hand and a wavy green ribbon representing my first love in the other.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
I had to sit cross-legged for 14 hours.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
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