释义 |
crossedcrossed /krɒst $ krɒːst/ adjective  - A crossed cheque therefore gives some protection against fraud if it falls into the wrong hands.
- He is a man of determination and enthusiasm, whose integrity and will power have crossed party lines.
- It may be a delirious hope, but you force yourself to rest your arms on your chest, crossed and pulsing.
- Spying out the unevenly crossed legs, he steered his tiny shoe towards Murphy's table.
- That came from more than a few crossed twigs and dry leaves.
- The problem is to discover how these familiar zones are bounded and how they are crossed.
- This starts out as sensible cost-saving and value.engineering but imperceptibly the boundary is crossed arid we enter the realm of skimping.
► Telephone/Telegraphanswer, nounanswering machine, nounarea code, nounbeeper, nounbleep, verbbleeper, nounbusy, adjectivecable, nouncable, verbcall box, nouncaller, nounCATV, cell, nouncellphone, nouncellular phone, nounchat line, nouncode, nounconference call, nounconferencing, nounconnect, verbcradle, nouncrossed, adjectivedead, adjectivedial, noundial, verbdialling code, noundialling tone, noundial tone, noundirectory enquiries, noundisconnect, verbearpiece, nounECN, nounEntryphone, nounex-directory, adjectiveext., extension, nounfacsimile, nounFreephone, nounGSM, nounhelpline, nounhotline, nounhousephone, nounline, nounlocal call, nounmayday, nounmobile, nounmobile phone, nounMorse code, nounmouthpiece, nounnumber, nounon, prepositionoperator, nounpay phone, nounphone book, nounphone booth, nounphone box, nounphonecard, nounradio-telephone, nounreceiver, nounredial, verbring, verbscrambler, nounsecond-generation, adjectiveSOS, nounswitchboard, nountelecottage, nountelegram, nountelegraph, nountelegraph, verbtelegrapher, nountelegraphist, nountelegraph pole, nountelemarketing, nountelematics, nountelephone, nountelephone, verbtelephone book, nountelephone box, nountelephone call, nountelephone directory, nountelephone exchange, nountelephone number, nountelephone pole, nountelephonist, nounteleprinter, nounteletypewriter, nountelex, nounthird-generation, adjectivethrough, prepositiontoll-free, adverbTouch-Tone phone, nountrace, nountriple play, nountrunk call, noununlisted, adjectiveutility pole, nounvideophone, nounvoice mail, nounWi-Fi, nounwire, nounwire, verbwireless internet, wiretapping, noun ► crossed line I phoned him up and got a crossed line. ► keeping ... fingers crossed We’re keeping our fingers crossed that she’s going to be OK. ► crossed the finish line James crossed the finish line in just under four minutes. ► It ... crossed ... mind that It never crossed my mind that Lisa might be lying. ► star-crossed lovers star-crossed lovers (=people who love each other but cannot be together) ► get your wires crossed- We got our wires crossed and I waited for an hour in the wrong place.
- Somewhere along the line, some one had got their wires crossed, that much was clear.
if a telephone line is crossed, it is connected by mistake to two or more telephones, so that you can hear other people’s conversations: I phoned him up and got a crossed line. |