Cross



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解释

GRE 红宝书

• adj.生气的
• ［英］ adj.生气的 ( bad-tempered; showing ill-humor; angry)
• 4. marked by typically transitory bad temper

Webster Collegiate

I. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from Old English, from Old Norse or Old Irish; Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin cruc-, crux
• Date: before 12th century
• 1.
  • a. a structure consisting of an upright with a transverse beam used especially by the ancient Romans for execution
  • b. often capitalized the cross on which Jesus was crucified
• 2.
  • a. crucifixion
  • b. an affliction that tries one's virtue, steadfastness, or patience
• 3. a cruciform sign made to invoke the blessing of Christ especially by touching the forehead, breast, and shoulders
• 4.
  • a. a device composed of an upright bar traversed by a horizontal one; specifically one used as a Christian symbol
  • b. capitalized the Christian religion
• 5. a structure (as a monument) shaped like or surmounted by a cross
• 6. a figure or mark formed by two intersecting lines crossing at their midpoints; specifically such a mark used as a signature
• 7. a cruciform badge, emblem, or decoration
• 8. the intersection of two ways or lines ; crossing
• 9. annoyance, thwarting cross in love
• 10.
  • a. an act of crossing dissimilar individuals
  • b. a crossbred individual or kind
  • c. one that combines characteristics of two different types or individuals
• 11.
  • a. a fraudulent or dishonest contest
  • b. dishonest or illegal practices — used especially in the phrase on the cross
• 12. a movement from one part of a theater stage to another
• 13.
  • a. a punch thrown over the opponent's lead in boxing
  • b. an attacking pass in soccer played across the field from one side to the other or to the middle
• 14. a security transaction in which a broker acts for both buyer and seller (as in the placing of a large lot of common stock) — called also cross-trade

II. verb

• Date: 14th century
• transitive verb
  • 1.
    • a. to lie or be situated across
    • b. intersect
  • 2. to make the sign of the cross upon or over
  • 3. to cancel by marking a cross on or drawing a line through ; strike out <cross names off a list
  • 4. to place or fold crosswise one over the other ［c dimgray］zuoxie［ex］cross

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