n.[C]

1. 十字形；十字形记号
   This island is in the shape of a cross.

   该岛呈十字形。

2. 十字架
   Jean wears a tiny golden cross.

   琼戴着一只小小的金十字架。

3. （常大写）基督教[the S]
4. （教徒）画十字的动作
5. 十字形装饰物；十字勋章
6. 混合物；杂交；杂种[（+between）]
   A Barbary duck is a cross between a wild duck and an ordinary duck.

   巴巴里鸭系由野鸭与普通鸭杂交而成。

7. 磨难；苦难
   Everyone has a cross to bear.

   每一个人都有自己的苦难。

   We all have our cross.

   我们大家都有各自的苦难。

vt.

1. 越过，渡过
   They crossed the river by boat.

   他们乘舟渡河。

2. 使交叉；与……相交
   Don't cross your legs when you sit, please.

   坐时请不要交叉双腿。

3. 错过
4. 使杂交[（+with）]
5. 【英】在支票上画两条平行线（表示只能在银行转帐）
6. （为祈福等）画十字于
   She crossed herself as she stood before the altar.

   她立在祭坛前用手在胸前画了个十字。

7. 反对；妨碍
   If anyone crosses her, she gets very angry.

   如果遭人反对，她会非常生气。

vi.

1. 横穿，横渡
   They crossed through the great desert.

   他们横穿过大沙漠。

2. 交叉，相交
3. 错过
   Our letters must have crossed in the mail.

   我们的信一定在邮寄途中互相错过了。

4. 杂交

a.

1. 发怒的，脾气坏的[（+with/at）]
   Don't get cross with me.It wasn't my fault.

   不要对我生气。那不是我的错。

   It's no good getting cross with him.

   和他生气没有用。

2. 交叉的；横贯的
   She turned into a cross street.

   她转身走进一条横马路。

3. 相反的

n.

1. a mark, object, or figure formed by two short intersecting lines or pieces (+ or ×).
2. an upright post with a transverse bar, as used in antiquity for crucifixion.
   ▸ (the Cross) the cross on which Christ was crucified.
3. a thing that is unavoidable and has to be endured:
   she's just a cross we have to bear.
4. a cross-shaped decoration awarded for personal valour or indicating rank in some orders of knighthood.
5. an animal or plant resulting from cross-breeding; a hybrid.
   ▸ (a cross between) a mixture or compromise of two things.
6. (in soccer) a pass of the ball across the field towards the centre close to one's opponents' goal.
7. (in boxing) a blow given with a crosswise movement of the fist.

v.

1. go or extend across or to the other side of (a path, obstacle, or area).
   ▸ (cross over) (of an artist) begin to appeal to a wider audience.
2. pass in an opposite or different direction; intersect.
   ▸place crosswise:

   Michele crossed her arms.
3. draw a line or lines across; mark with a cross.
   ▸Brit. mark or annotate (a cheque), typically with a pair of parallel lines, to indicate that it must be paid into a named bank account.
   ▸ (cross something off) delete an item on a list.
   ▸ (cross something out/through) delete a word or phrase by drawing a line through it.
4. (cross oneself) make the sign of the cross in front of one's chest as a sign of Christian reverence or to invoke divine protection.
5. Soccer  pass (the ball) across the field towards the centre when attacking.
6. cause (an animal of one species, breed, or variety) to interbreed with one of another.
   ▸cross-fertilize (a plant).
7. oppose or stand in the way of.

adj.