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单词 cross-purpose
释义 cross-purpose
\ˈ ̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷\ noun
Etymology: cross (III)
1. usually plural
 a. : a purpose usually unintentionally or innocently contrary to another purpose of oneself or of someone else
  < the terrible cross-purposes at work in modern society — Nicolás Monjo >
  — often used with at
  < the two men were always working at cross-purposes >
 b. : a subject different from and often ludicrously mistaken for the intended subject — used with at
  < to talk at cross-purposes >
2. plural but singular in construction : a game in which questions and answers are made so as to involve ludicrous combinations of ideas
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