单词 | crosswise |
释义 | crosswise (once / 8237 pages) 1advadj 2adv WORD FAMILY crosswise USAGE EXAMPLESStack and roll the basil leaves; cut them crosswise into thin ribbons. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Cut each block of tofu crosswise into eight equal slices. Washington Post(Dec 19, 2016) Using a sharp knife, slice the roll crosswise into three-fourths-inch pieces, discarding the ends. Los Angeles Times(Nov 14, 2016) 1 1adv transversely Syn across, crossways 2adj lying or extending across the length of a thing or in a cross direction a crosswise street the crosswise dimension Syn|Ant cross, thwartwise, transversal, transverse extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis cross-section, cross-sectionalrepresenting a plane made by cutting across something at right angles to its length lengthways, lengthwise running or extending in the direction of the length of a thing axialsituated on or along or in the direction of an axis end-to-endwith the end of one object in contact lengthwise with the end of another object fore-and-aftparallel with the keel of a boat or ship linear, runningmeasured lengthwise longitudinalrunning lengthwise 3adj in the shape of (a horizontal piece on) a cross 2Syn horizontal parallel to or in the plane of the horizon or a base line adv not in the intended manner things are going crosswise |
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