somebody's paths cross1 (also cross paths)MEET if two people’s paths cross, or if they cross paths, they meet, usually without expecting it 两人不期而遇,两人偶然相遇 If our paths crossed I usually ignored her. 如果我和她在路上偶遇,我一般都不理睬她。
We didn’t cross paths again until 2001. 我们直到2001年才重逢。
somebody’s paths cross• Our paths did not cross again until 1941.
→ somebody’s paths cross at cross1(4)
2 MEETif two people’s paths cross, they meet by chance 〔两个人〕不期而遇 Our paths did not cross again. 我们俩没再相遇过。
→ somebody’s paths cross at path(1)