| 单词 | across |
| 释义 | preposition | adverb acrossacross1 /əˈkrɔs/ ●●● S1 W1 preposition 1going, looking, etc. from one side of a space, area, or line to the other side: She took a ship across the Atlantic. We gazed across the valley. Would you like me to help you across the street (=help you to cross it)?2reaching or spreading from one side of an area to the other: Slowly a smile spread across her face. Do you think this shirt is too tight across the shoulders? There is a deep crack all the way across the ceiling.3on or toward the opposite side of something: My best friend lives across the street. Jim yelled across the street to his son.across something from something Across the street from where we’re standing, you can see the old churchyard. Hoboken is right across the river (=directly opposite, on the other side) from New York. Miguel knew that just across the border lay freedom.4in every part of a country, organization, etc.: The TV series became popular across five continents. [Origin: 1200–1300 Anglo-French an crois in cross] preposition | adverb acrossacross2 ●●● S2 W2 adverb 1from one side of something to the other: She came in the room, walked across, and opened the window.2toward the other side of an area, to the place where someone is: He looked across at me and smiled.across to/at I looked across at the other driver. Tim shouted across to his friends.310 feet/20 miles etc. across if something is 10 feet, 20 miles, etc. across, that is how wide it is: At its widest point, the river is two miles across.4across from somebody/something on the opposite side of a table, room, street, etc. from someone or something: I looked up at the woman sitting across from me on the subway. → see Word Choice at front1 |
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