释义
[ kraw -sing, kros -ing ] SHOW IPA
/ ˈkrɔ sɪŋ, ˈkrɒs ɪŋ / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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noun the act of a person or thing that crosses.
a place where lines, streets, tracks, etc., cross each other.
a place at which a road, railroad track, river, etc., may be crossed.
hybridization; crossbreeding.
the act of opposing or thwarting; frustration; contradiction.
the intersection of nave and transept in a cruciform church.
Railroads . a track structure composed of four connected frogs, permitting two tracks to cross each other at grade with sufficient clearance for wheel flanges.
SEE MORE SEE LESS Origin of crossing 1375–1425; late Middle English. See cross, -ing1
OTHER WORDS FROM crossing sub·cross·ing, noun Words nearby crossing cross hairs, crosshatch, crosshead, cross index, cross infection, crossing , crossing guard, crossing over, crossjack, cross-legged, crosslet
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Example sentences from the Web for crossing Crossing the border illegally, with the help of coyotes, or smugglers, is typically a very expensive endeavor.
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“Many people die in that crossing ,” Mooney told The Daily Beast.
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Nothing but watch, that is, and prevent Kurdish reinforcements from crossing the frontier to help defend Kobani.
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The young men and women are furious they have been blocked from crossing the border to assist in the defense of Kobani.
Impotent U.S. Airstrikes, Passive Turks and an ISIS Triumph | Jamie Dettmer| October 3, 2014| DAILY BEAST
But Stewart goes in the middle of winter, crossing through some territory still shakily held by the Taliban—and entirely on foot.
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Crossing the river Lykus into the plain, Mithridates offered the Romans battle.
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Crossing the square where the Tacon theatre and circus stand, I wander through the narrow, ill-paved streets of the Cuban capital.
The Pearl of the Antilles, or An Artist in Cuba | Walter Goodman
And yet, supplies must be laid in for crossing the mountains.
The Conquest | Eva Emery Dye
She was just crossing a meadow, which was skirted by a wood.
She had gained time on me and was crossing the Cotton Belt Ry.
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British Dictionary definitions for crossing noun the place where one thing crosses another
a place, often shown by markings, lights, or poles, where a street, railway, etc, may be crossed
the intersection of the nave and transept in a church
the act or instance of travelling across something, esp the sea
the act or process of crossbreeding
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