cross
Definitions
To go or extend from one side of something to the other
穿过，横过，越过
To place or draw one thing across another
使交叉（如 cross your legs / cross out 划掉）
A mark, structure, or figure formed by two intersecting lines
十字形；十字架；交叉记号
Annoyed; irritable; angry
生气的，恼火的
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedFrom Latin crux ('cross'). The bare word is unusually flexible — noun, verb, adjective, prefix — all anchored in the X of two intersecting lines. The 'angry' adjective sense is the odd one: it grew not from religion but from 'contrary, at cross purposes,' i.e. going against someone.
Root cross still carries 7 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.cross the road过马路
- 2.cross out划掉
- 3.cross your fingers祈求好运
- 4.be cross with生……的气
Example Sentences
- 1.
Look both ways before you cross the road.
- 2.
She crossed out the wrong answer.
- 3.
Don't be cross with me — it wasn't my fault.
- 4.
He wears a small silver cross around his neck.
Easily Confused
cross (angry) vs angry/mad — 'cross' is a mild, often British way to say annoyed, used especially with children or in domestic settings ('Mum was cross with us'). 'angry' is the neutral standard; 'mad' (=angry) is informal American. So 'a cross look' is mildly irritated, not furious.