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单词 crisscross
释义 criss·cross
I. \ˈkriˌskrȯs also -räs\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: alteration of christcross
1. : christcross; especially : mark 2b(1)
2. archaic : ticktacktoe
3. : a crisscross pattern or something made up of one : network
 < a crisscross of greenery overhead — New Yorker >
4. : something disordered or at cross purposes : confused state
 < the fallacy which leads to this crisscross of interpretations and opinions is the familiar one of confusing what the poet creates with what he represents — Susanne K. Langer >
 < a depressing crisscross of figures >
5. : a play in football in which the paths of two offensive players cross; also : a pass pattern in which two receivers cross to opposite sides of the field
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
1. : to mark or score with intersecting lines
 < crisscross the fat with a sharp knife >
2. : to pass back and forth through or over
 < British ships crisscrossed the seas >
intransitive verb
1. : to go or pass back and forth
 < birds crisscrossing in the blue >
2. : to run toward opposite sides of the football field (as on a pass pattern)
 < had the ends crisscross downfield to confuse the pass defenders >
III. adjective
also criss·crossed \ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷\
: marked or characterized by crisscrossing
 < his crisscross course >
: so arranged that constituent parts cross
 < a crisscross bodice >
 < crisscross fires >
: disposed in or made up of crossing lines
 < crisscross threads >
 < a crisscross pattern >
IV. adverb
1. : in opposite directions : in a way to cross something else : by crossing one another
2. : with opposition or hindrance : at cross-purposes : awry, askew, contrarily
 < things go crisscross >
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