| 单词 | cross-purposes |
| 释义 | cross-purposesˌcross-ˈpurposes noun at cross-purposes UNDERSTANDif two people are at cross-purposes, they do not understand each other because they are talking about different things but fail to realize this 〔两人说话时〕互相不理解，各说各地 I think we’re talking at cross-purposes. 我想我们说的是两码事。 Examples from the Corpus at cross-purposes• Administration officials insist the two policies are not at cross-purposes. Examples from the Corpus cross-purposes• At the moment we are sick of politics with one faction at cross-purposes with another.• The present system of managed floating does contain the possibility of direct conflict if official intervention is carried out at cross-purposes.• I wouldn't want us to find ourselves talking at cross-purposes. |
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