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单词 crossing
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crossing

noun
/ˈkrɒsɪŋ/
/ˈkrɔːsɪŋ/
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  1. a place where you can safely cross a road, a river, etc., or from one country to another
    • The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing.
    • The next crossing point is a long way downstream.
    • He was arrested by guards at the border crossing.
    see also level crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, railroad crossing, zebra crossing
    Extra Examples
    • They were stopped and searched at the border crossing.
    • We were caught at the grade crossing.
    • the main crossing point on the border
    • The crossing has been closed to traffic since April.
    Topics Transport by car or lorryb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • border
    • grade
    • level
    crossing + noun
    • point
    preposition
    • at a/​the crossing
    • on a/​the crossing
    See full entry
  2. a journey across a sea or a wide river
    • a three-hour ferry crossing
    • a rough crossing from Dover to Calais
    • the first Atlantic crossing
    Extra Examples
    • There are six ferry crossings a day.
    • The price includes accommodation and ferry crossing.
    • You can only make the crossing in good weather.
    • a very rough crossing from England to Ireland
    • She looked at the sea and knew it would be a rough crossing.
    • The ferry crossing will take three hours.
    • The ship held the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing.
    • We discussed our plans during the crossing.
    Topics Transport by waterb2
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • rough
    • smooth
    • ferry
    verb + crossing
    • attempt
    • complete
    • make
    preposition
    • during a/​the crossing
    • crossing from
    • crossing to
    See full entry
  3. an act of going from one side to another
    • attempted crossings of the border
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