| 单词 | crossover |
| 释义 | crossover /kraws"oh'veuhr, kros"-/, n. 1. a bridge or other structure for crossing over a river, highway, etc. 2. Genetics. a. See crossing over. b. a genotype resulting from crossing over. 3. Popular Music. a. the act of crossing over in style, usually with the intention of broadening the commercial appeal to a wider audience. b. music that crosses over in style, occasionally sharing attributes with several musical styles and therefore often appealing to a broader audience. 4. Also called crossover voter. U.S. Politics. a member of one political party who votes for the candidate of another party in a primary. 5. See crossover network. 6. Railroads. a track structure composed of two or more turnouts, permitting movement of cars from either of two parallel and adjacent tracks to the other. 7. Dance. a. a step in which dancers exchange places. b. a step involving partners in which the woman moves from one side of her partner to the other, crossing in front of him. 8. Bowling. a ball that strikes the side of the head pin opposite to the bowling hand of the bowler. 9. (in plumbing) a U-shaped pipe for bypassing another pipe. [1785-95; n. use of v. phrase cross over] |
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