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单词 double-cross
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Definition of double-cross in English:

double-cross

verbˌdʌb(ə)lˈkrɒsˈˌdəbəl ˈkrɔs
[with object]
  • Deceive or betray (a person with whom one is supposedly cooperating)

    欺骗;叛卖(本应与之合作的人)

    he was blackmailed into double-crossing his own government

    他被胁迫叛卖了本国政府。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The source may, more importantly, be double-crossing the spooks.
    • ‘The movie starts out with the perfect heist and we're double-crossed from within our own crew and spend the rest of the movie trying to recapture our treasure,’ he explained further.
    • It's his lucky day and he decides to celebrate by double-crossing his colleague.
    • Although Tom deplores that other so-called friends have double-crossed Rodney, have in effect set him up, Tom does the same here.
    • How did I know that she wasn't double-crossing Jacob and me?
    • Having double-crossed his criminal associates in Glasgow, he returns to the Midlands with a bag of stolen cash, determined to win back Shirley and his daughter Marlene.
    • The dealer gives his money to the stockbroker only to find out he's been double-crossed.
    • After double-crossing her collaborators, she finds herself desperate to find a passport to get out of France.
    • Had the Li family been double-crossed by a once faithful employee?
    • When I am double-crossed and outwitted by another competent player, I am somewhat peeved, probably dismayed at the appearance of my crumbling position on the board, and if anything mad at myself for not outguessing my opponent.
    • But the latent reason did not become clear until a year later when he double-crossed us and accepted to join Kirsan as one of his useful innocents.
    • When they think someone is double-crossing them they don't have to apply judge's rules and prove it beyond reasonable doubt.
    • Do not feel that by doing this you are double-crossing Emily Post.
    • The informant had a plan of double-crossing us from the beginning, and sold us out to some civilian from this area.
    • I hope this will change their mind about double-crossing me.
    • Fairly simple, it's a noble who promised a necklace to someone but the maker double-crossed him, took his money, and kept the necklace, claiming he sold it to the man and the man had lost it.
    • The rest of the movie is in Los Angeles as the criminals plot revenge - and the return of their gold - on the man who double-crossed them.
    • He's been double-crossed by would-be clients too many times to relax when someone he knows drops by.
    • In his drive for domination, Moe double-crossed his racketeering wire partners by going into business against them.
    • I knew all along he was double-crossing us all from the beginning.
    Synonyms
    betray, cheat, defraud, trick, hoodwink, mislead, deceive, swindle, break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play false, fail, let down
    informal two-time, stitch up, do the dirty on, sell down the river
nounˌdʌb(ə)lˈkrɒsˈˌdəbəl ˈkrɔs
  • A betrayal of someone with whom one is supposedly cooperating.

    欺骗;叛卖(本应与之合作的人)

    the firm's representative claimed that the outside deal was a double-cross
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The cheapest double-cross really happens to us, the audience, as we slowly glean the truth.
    • On balance, however, I think that the practice of making inconsistent alliances and following them up with first-year double-crosses is unwise.
    • From there, the film dives into a complex series of double-crosses, allegiance shifts, dramatic revelations and impossible love.
    • Once Jack falls for Nancy, and she pressures him to steal $200,000 of Ray's mob pay-off money, the multiple back-stabbings and succession of double-crosses begin.
    • Only this Monday did the vibes from Dublin begin turning gloomy, the day on which I wrote my column in this paper throwing up the dread possibility of a great double-cross.
    • Too often you'll stop caring about what happens in a film because you're drowning in double-crosses, red herrings, and mixed messages, yet don't know much about the main characters at all.
    • The scene is now set for a series of double-crosses where the wily Carol emerges as the sharpest operator of them all.
    • This is a twisted tale of crime, lust, violence and betrayal, hidden identities, double-crosses, and vengeance with an attitude.
    • From there, it spirals into a prism of double-crosses, dirty politics, and police corruption.
    • In true gangster fashion, our hero plans a classic double-cross, but ends up underestimating at least one of his foes.
    • The ensuing litany of botched deals, double-crosses and macho showdownery is complicated and, ultimately, exhausting.
    • Having set up many clandestine meetings, he gained an insight into covert communication, while his conspiracy theorist tendencies make him a master of the literary double-cross.
    • With dizzying speed, we are shuttled through a series of double-crosses and triple-crosses, and all is not revealed until the very end.
    • Added to this are all the expected red herrings, betrayals, and double-crosses.
    • A neat double-cross leaves him with a chip on his shoulder and a need to prove his innocence before he can return to the Core area of explored space.
    • There follows an entertaining romp round the docklands as Leo attempts a fishy double-cross.
    • Manipulations, double-crosses, heists and road trips unfold with all the surprise of a connect-the-dots puzzle.
    • When presented with characters that practice subterfuge for a living, audiences are moved to anticipate the inevitable double-crosses.
    • Yet Singson seems most concerned about what he sees as a double-cross by an old friend he had carefully cultivated.
    • If that weren't boring enough, there aren't any fun plot twists of interesting double-crosses in any of the ensuing scenes.

Derivatives

  • double-crosser

  • nounˌdʌb(ə)lˈkrɒsə
    • He'd figure me out as some sort of double-crosser and God only knows what would happen then.
      Example sentencesExamples
      • When she tells him she's not going through with the divorce, he calls her a ‘dirty little double-crosser.’
      • You turn-coats, traitors and double-crossers are not welcome to peruse the Republic's finest source of news-worthy material.
      • We're involved with double-crosses which double-cross the double-crossers, masquerades, funny costumes, kung-fu jumps, cute bottoms and villains who are revealed suddenly, surprising absolutely no one.
      • The fun of seeing the scammers get scammed and double-crossers double-cross each other is ruined by the nastiness of the characters' behaviour.
      • Why did I choose to be a traitor and a two-faced double-crosser?
      • For once he is not a sweet and intelligent loser, but a charming double-crosser and is better for it.
      • Make sure it'll make any potential double-crossers think twice before messing with me.
      • Blackmail, extortion, informing - and I'd be able to spot the double-crossers before they got to me.
      • Can't they seem him for the shady, underhanded double-crosser he is?

Definition of double-cross in US English:

double-cross

verbˈˌdəbəl ˈkrɔs
[with object]
  • Deceive or betray (a person with whom one is supposedly cooperating)

    欺骗;叛卖(本应与之合作的人)

    he was blackmailed into double-crossing his own government

    他被胁迫叛卖了本国政府。

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Do not feel that by doing this you are double-crossing Emily Post.
    • I hope this will change their mind about double-crossing me.
    • It's his lucky day and he decides to celebrate by double-crossing his colleague.
    • Although Tom deplores that other so-called friends have double-crossed Rodney, have in effect set him up, Tom does the same here.
    • The informant had a plan of double-crossing us from the beginning, and sold us out to some civilian from this area.
    • The source may, more importantly, be double-crossing the spooks.
    • Having double-crossed his criminal associates in Glasgow, he returns to the Midlands with a bag of stolen cash, determined to win back Shirley and his daughter Marlene.
    • How did I know that she wasn't double-crossing Jacob and me?
    • Fairly simple, it's a noble who promised a necklace to someone but the maker double-crossed him, took his money, and kept the necklace, claiming he sold it to the man and the man had lost it.
    • The dealer gives his money to the stockbroker only to find out he's been double-crossed.
    • After double-crossing her collaborators, she finds herself desperate to find a passport to get out of France.
    • The rest of the movie is in Los Angeles as the criminals plot revenge - and the return of their gold - on the man who double-crossed them.
    • Had the Li family been double-crossed by a once faithful employee?
    • But the latent reason did not become clear until a year later when he double-crossed us and accepted to join Kirsan as one of his useful innocents.
    • He's been double-crossed by would-be clients too many times to relax when someone he knows drops by.
    • ‘The movie starts out with the perfect heist and we're double-crossed from within our own crew and spend the rest of the movie trying to recapture our treasure,’ he explained further.
    • When I am double-crossed and outwitted by another competent player, I am somewhat peeved, probably dismayed at the appearance of my crumbling position on the board, and if anything mad at myself for not outguessing my opponent.
    • I knew all along he was double-crossing us all from the beginning.
    • When they think someone is double-crossing them they don't have to apply judge's rules and prove it beyond reasonable doubt.
    • In his drive for domination, Moe double-crossed his racketeering wire partners by going into business against them.
    Synonyms
    betray, cheat, defraud, trick, hoodwink, mislead, deceive, swindle, break one's promise to, be disloyal to, be unfaithful to, break faith with, play false, fail, let down
nounˈˌdəbəl ˈkrɔs
  • A betrayal of someone with whom one is supposedly cooperating.

    欺骗;叛卖(本应与之合作的人)

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This is a twisted tale of crime, lust, violence and betrayal, hidden identities, double-crosses, and vengeance with an attitude.
    • In true gangster fashion, our hero plans a classic double-cross, but ends up underestimating at least one of his foes.
    • Added to this are all the expected red herrings, betrayals, and double-crosses.
    • Manipulations, double-crosses, heists and road trips unfold with all the surprise of a connect-the-dots puzzle.
    • From there, the film dives into a complex series of double-crosses, allegiance shifts, dramatic revelations and impossible love.
    • Having set up many clandestine meetings, he gained an insight into covert communication, while his conspiracy theorist tendencies make him a master of the literary double-cross.
    • On balance, however, I think that the practice of making inconsistent alliances and following them up with first-year double-crosses is unwise.
    • Only this Monday did the vibes from Dublin begin turning gloomy, the day on which I wrote my column in this paper throwing up the dread possibility of a great double-cross.
    • The cheapest double-cross really happens to us, the audience, as we slowly glean the truth.
    • Once Jack falls for Nancy, and she pressures him to steal $200,000 of Ray's mob pay-off money, the multiple back-stabbings and succession of double-crosses begin.
    • Too often you'll stop caring about what happens in a film because you're drowning in double-crosses, red herrings, and mixed messages, yet don't know much about the main characters at all.
    • If that weren't boring enough, there aren't any fun plot twists of interesting double-crosses in any of the ensuing scenes.
    • The scene is now set for a series of double-crosses where the wily Carol emerges as the sharpest operator of them all.
    • The ensuing litany of botched deals, double-crosses and macho showdownery is complicated and, ultimately, exhausting.
    • With dizzying speed, we are shuttled through a series of double-crosses and triple-crosses, and all is not revealed until the very end.
    • Yet Singson seems most concerned about what he sees as a double-cross by an old friend he had carefully cultivated.
    • A neat double-cross leaves him with a chip on his shoulder and a need to prove his innocence before he can return to the Core area of explored space.
    • When presented with characters that practice subterfuge for a living, audiences are moved to anticipate the inevitable double-crosses.
    • From there, it spirals into a prism of double-crosses, dirty politics, and police corruption.
    • There follows an entertaining romp round the docklands as Leo attempts a fishy double-cross.
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