Definition of cross-country in English:

cross-country

adjectiveˌkrɒsˈkʌntriˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri

1Across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks.
越野的
cross-country walking
越野竞走。
Example sentencesExamples
- Around town, the vehicle always feels nippy and there is sufficient in reserve to undertake cross-country journeys without the slightest complaint.
- The gearbox also has a low-range function - useful for towing cross-country.
- He meets three men during a cross-country hike along a railroad track.
- It is easier than the showjumping medal event, but tough on a horse that has completed the arduous cross-country section just the day before.
- For some reason, the first people to start walking towards the centre bypassed the roadblock and headed cross-country, making a beeline for the fence closest to the place where detainees were protesting.
- The first cousin to the tank: an armed and armoured, wheeled military vehicle, with a good road and limited cross-country ability.
- Five days of riding, a full day hike, and some short cross-country walks.
- One of the unique advantages is its remarkable cross-country capability through its specially designed suspension system.
- The daily trek was two miles each way and taking the cross-country route they traversed five fields.
- Taking a lady's racing bike cross-country over mud-churned cow paddocks is probably not in the manufacturer's recommendations.
- Armies made some use of lorries and staff cars, but practical cross-country vehicles, good roads and an associated infrastructure simply did not exist.
- In the summer, the hills offer a full range of mountain-biking opportunities, from serious alpine to cross-country routes.
- The day began with a short communion service followed by breakfast and a walk down the cross-country bridleway.
- Hopping over boulders for half-an-hour was a different type of cross-country travel, after re-discovering the leg muscles needed for a prolonged descent.
- He does considerable cross-country driving, and wants comfort.
- It was like I was walking cross-country with a full glass of water, juggling with the other hand, and on a unicycle.
1. 1.1 Relating to or denoting skiing over relatively flat countryside, as opposed to down mountain slopes.
  越野滑雪的
  a cross-country skier
  越野竞走。
  Example sentencesExamples
  It would have been enough to send many Finnish boys running to the relative safety of cross-country skiing or even ice-hockey.
  Although the snow on downhill and cross-country courses can look smooth on television, under the microscope snow crystals are jagged and have varying water contents.
  A cross-country skier herself, she advocates massage before hitting the trail.
  We'll stay in Oslo for a few days and then head up to a cabin in the mountains to try cross-country skiing.
  Winter sports include Nordic and cross-country skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey.
  If you can combine cross-country skiing and target shooting, why not chess and boxing?
  To get a taste of Olympic cross-country skiing, I didn't balk at a longer drive.
  Our couples can also try night skiing, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, sleigh rides, ice climbing and snowboarding.
  He loves Alaska, as do his two children who grew up fishing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing to school.
  The aim is to provide novice mountaineers with the basic skills and techniques of cross-country skiing, snow survival, mountaineering, and ice climbing.
  Getting out onto a well-lit ski trail is one of the most pleasurable additions to cross-country skiing in recent years.
  Many offer cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, sledding, horseback riding, and nature watching.
  There's no need for bulky ‘ski suits’ and the scenery in which cross-country skiing takes place in is breathtakingly spectacular.
  As in traditional competition, biathlon consists of cross-country skiing and shooting.
  You don't need a mountain for cross-country skiing, just a snow covered area.
  One of the most exciting events was the biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing with shooting at targets at a range of 50m.
  She once devoted an article to the pleasures and benefits of cross-country skiing.
  It's best described as cross-country skiing without the skis.
  And cross-country skiing, or ski du fond, is one of the finest ways ever devised of experiencing that sense of well being only achieved through a good work out amongst sublime scenery.
  The town has been busy this summer making preparations for cross-country skiing.
2Not keeping to main or direct roads, routes, or railway lines.
不走大路的；不走直道的；不沿铁路线的
an awkward, cross-country journey by train
一次难办的、不走大路走小路的火车旅行。
as adverb we drove cross-country to a family reunion
我们沿着小路开车去参加家庭团聚。
Example sentencesExamples
- To fly to Cuito requires a five-hour cross-country journey to the airport.
- There is also an attractive cross-country route to the hall.
- From its base we could explore the headwaters of the stream leading back to camp for our cross-country route into Wallace Creek, to the north.
- Steeple-chasing derived from horses racing each other cross-country to the nearest church steeple.
- We follow a cross-country route east, exploring a rarely visited section of the refuge.
- Explore a remote corner of Texas' frontera country via rarely used trails and cross-country routes.
- Our trip is a combination of trail and cross-country travel through remote backcountry.
- The last thing I should be doing in my condition is heading cross-country on the back of a donkey.
- When attacking from the march the troops reach the attack line by roads, cross-country tracks and along the most accessible routes.
- He persuaded me that we, too, should take in Mt. Whitney while scouting a cross-country route to our next camp.
- From there, he'll spend the next week traveling cross-country to Boston.
- Like someone who has set out to navigate a complicated and dangerous cross-country journey, I was astonished to find the steering wheel moving expertly of its own accord.
- He travelled on the motorway rather than taking a cross-country route.
- He arrived after a marathon cross-country drive.
1. 2.1US Travelling to many different parts of a country.
  〈主美〉去全国各地旅行的
  a whirlwind cross-country tour
  一次旋风式的全国各地游。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The film catalogues his cross-country journey to confront old flames and discover the truth in a poignantly comedic way.
  The daughter accompanies her father on a cross-country journey.
  And polls show the President's cross-country tour has not boosted support for private accounts a bit.
  The movie's plot involves the cross-country journey that ensues when his bicycle is stolen.
  It was the unexpected pot of gold at the end of his cross-country journey.
  Today, they embarked on a cross-country tour called ‘Believe In America.’
  Get in touch with your inner travel bug - it can be as easy as exploring the next town over from yours or as complicated as convincing the folks that the family should take a cross-country trip.
  He will be going on a cross-country tour.
  For one thing, cheap travel will become a thing of the past - goodbye backpacking trips to Bali and cross-country road trips.
  In December she's publishing a 2006 calendar, photographed on a 10-day cross-country road trip.
  His cross-country road trip started last Friday am and he's now West of Albequerque heading for Reno.
  Whether your adventure is a weekend at the cottage, a camping getaway or a cross-country road trip, be prepared before you buckle up and head out on the highway.
  He's in the middle of a cross-country tour, speaking to business leaders.
  This will give me the perfect excuse to do my cross-country travelling.
  He leaves home on his son's third birthday and begins a cross-country road trip to try to answer some of his nagging questions about himself.
  Joining Mark on his cross-country journey are two more DJs.
  Later, they embark on a cross-country journey.
  For example, here's a handy little guide I made for you to reference before embarking on any tedious cross-country road trip.
  He is taking time off for a cross-country tour with his new stage show.
  The President was back in the state where he spent that fateful morning, before being flown off on a zig-zag cross-country journey which finally took him back to Washington.

nounˌkrɒsˈkʌntriˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri

mass noun

The sport of cross-country running, riding, skiing, or motoring.
越野运动（如越野赛跑或骑马、滑雪、驾车）
skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country
在落基山脉滑雪是一种令人愉快的速降滑雪和越野滑雪的结合。
Example sentencesExamples
- An Olympic cross-country track is also a long-term plan, as are mounted patrols.
- The students have an aptitude for all sporting activities including athletics, football, basketball and cross-country.
- Most noticeable were the cross-country and track and field team.
- It's not seen as a punishment in the same way that cross-country is.
- He ran cross-country for Lancashire, but although he was a good standard he didn't enjoy it and his heart really wasn't in it.
- The former cross-country champion has created quite a stir since she began training for a marathon debut.
- There are many elements that make team sports like cross-country fun.
- He has showed great ability on roads, cross-country and track.
- This event, unusually, also included two outdoor events javelin and cross-country.
- This year, he helped usher in girls' ninth grade basketball and cross-country.
- ‘Our dressage and cross-country was good, but our show jumping was not so hot,’ she said.
- His least favourite sport is cross-country and I must admit I share his opinion on this.
- If your horse's long, flowing mane gets in the way when you're doing dressage or cross-country, try a running plait.
- But world cross-country champion Radcliffe says she has learnt from those experiences and has come back a better athlete.
- I know that much of my own coaching time is absorbed in training youths for cross-country, fell-racing and middle distance track.
- In the meantime, cross-country is her main focus.
- There's downhill, slalom, cross-country and so forth.
- The Harriers welcomes new members of all ages and abilities and caters for road, cross-country and track and field, as well as providing a full social programme.
- The entire team starts training in September, while the distance runners compete in cross-country.
- It is also important for schools to offer a wide range of sports, not just the traditional football, rugby, hockey, netball, cross-country and cricket.

Definition of cross-country in US English:

cross-country

adjectiveˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri

1Across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks.
越野的
cross-country walking
越野竞走。
Example sentencesExamples
- Hopping over boulders for half-an-hour was a different type of cross-country travel, after re-discovering the leg muscles needed for a prolonged descent.
- He meets three men during a cross-country hike along a railroad track.
- In the summer, the hills offer a full range of mountain-biking opportunities, from serious alpine to cross-country routes.
- Armies made some use of lorries and staff cars, but practical cross-country vehicles, good roads and an associated infrastructure simply did not exist.
- The first cousin to the tank: an armed and armoured, wheeled military vehicle, with a good road and limited cross-country ability.
- One of the unique advantages is its remarkable cross-country capability through its specially designed suspension system.
- It is easier than the showjumping medal event, but tough on a horse that has completed the arduous cross-country section just the day before.
- He does considerable cross-country driving, and wants comfort.
- Taking a lady's racing bike cross-country over mud-churned cow paddocks is probably not in the manufacturer's recommendations.
- For some reason, the first people to start walking towards the centre bypassed the roadblock and headed cross-country, making a beeline for the fence closest to the place where detainees were protesting.
- It was like I was walking cross-country with a full glass of water, juggling with the other hand, and on a unicycle.
- The daily trek was two miles each way and taking the cross-country route they traversed five fields.
- Five days of riding, a full day hike, and some short cross-country walks.
- The day began with a short communion service followed by breakfast and a walk down the cross-country bridleway.
- The gearbox also has a low-range function - useful for towing cross-country.
- Around town, the vehicle always feels nippy and there is sufficient in reserve to undertake cross-country journeys without the slightest complaint.
1. 1.1 Relating to or denoting the sport of running, riding, or driving along a course in the countryside, as opposed to around a track.
  （赛跑、骑马或驾车等）越野运动的
  Example sentencesExamples
  He's one of the country's top cross-country runners.
  As an athlete, she participated in track and field, cross-country running, badminton and basketball, giving the latter sport the nod as her favourite.
  If he clicked on the sports section of college's website, he would see not aristocratic sons pounding along the cross-country course, but young women jogging on treadmills in a gym.
  Originating in Scandinavia, the sport involves cross-country running through unfamiliar terrain, while reading a map to find your way.
  Other popular sports include horse racing, hockey, cross-country running, tennis, swimming, and other water sports.
  The cross-country course at the Olympic Games was not difficult enough.
  A cross-country runner, he served as sports editor of his school paper during the past school year.
  This popular event, run over almost four miles, takes place on the cross-country course and comprises a variety of jumps.
  He competes in three-day eventing, which consists of three different tests: dressage, showjumping and a cross-country course.
  They bravely put their pain and discomfort to the back of their minds to complete the tough cross-country course.
  Ben showed great determination and skill over both courses putting up seven faults in show-jumping and a superb clear over the cross-country course.
  I visited the course some weeks ago and it is a really good cross-country course, with some great hills that are not too steep and underfoot conditions should be good.
  If you intend doing more cross-country driving or competitions involving marathons, then a backstep is a must.
  The cross-country course provided a welcome challenge for riders.
  She finished the 26-mile cross-country course in St Moritz in six hours 56 minutes.
  The landscape around the centre provides 13 km of endurance tracks and tracks for cross-country riding.
  The fateful riding accident happened in a cross-country event in Virginia in May 1995.
  He is building a reputation as a designer of cross-country courses for eventing testing.
  The estate also offers a challenging cross-country course, an outdoor arena and show-jumping area.
  I haven't had a chance to check the course for my own race, but I know the course for the championships and it's a great cross-country course.
2. 1.2 Relating to or denoting skiing over relatively flat or mountainous terrain, as opposed to skiing only downhill.
  越野滑雪的
  Example sentencesExamples
  The aim is to provide novice mountaineers with the basic skills and techniques of cross-country skiing, snow survival, mountaineering, and ice climbing.
  Winter sports include Nordic and cross-country skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey.
  If you can combine cross-country skiing and target shooting, why not chess and boxing?
  Our couples can also try night skiing, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, sleigh rides, ice climbing and snowboarding.
  Getting out onto a well-lit ski trail is one of the most pleasurable additions to cross-country skiing in recent years.
  It's best described as cross-country skiing without the skis.
  To get a taste of Olympic cross-country skiing, I didn't balk at a longer drive.
  She once devoted an article to the pleasures and benefits of cross-country skiing.
  The town has been busy this summer making preparations for cross-country skiing.
  One of the most exciting events was the biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing with shooting at targets at a range of 50m.
  It would have been enough to send many Finnish boys running to the relative safety of cross-country skiing or even ice-hockey.
  Although the snow on downhill and cross-country courses can look smooth on television, under the microscope snow crystals are jagged and have varying water contents.
  Many offer cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, sledding, horseback riding, and nature watching.
  A cross-country skier herself, she advocates massage before hitting the trail.
  And cross-country skiing, or ski du fond, is one of the finest ways ever devised of experiencing that sense of well being only achieved through a good work out amongst sublime scenery.
  He loves Alaska, as do his two children who grew up fishing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing to school.
  As in traditional competition, biathlon consists of cross-country skiing and shooting.
  There's no need for bulky ‘ski suits’ and the scenery in which cross-country skiing takes place in is breathtakingly spectacular.
  We'll stay in Oslo for a few days and then head up to a cabin in the mountains to try cross-country skiing.
  You don't need a mountain for cross-country skiing, just a snow covered area.
2Not keeping to main or direct roads, routes, or railroad lines.
不走大路的；不走直道的；不沿铁路线的
mine shafts camouflaged by vegetation have swallowed up more than one cross-country hiker
as adverb if you are traveling cross-country, choose where you walk with care
Example sentencesExamples
- We follow a cross-country route east, exploring a rarely visited section of the refuge.
- He travelled on the motorway rather than taking a cross-country route.
- Explore a remote corner of Texas' frontera country via rarely used trails and cross-country routes.
- From there, he'll spend the next week traveling cross-country to Boston.
- Like someone who has set out to navigate a complicated and dangerous cross-country journey, I was astonished to find the steering wheel moving expertly of its own accord.
- He persuaded me that we, too, should take in Mt. Whitney while scouting a cross-country route to our next camp.
- He arrived after a marathon cross-country drive.
- Steeple-chasing derived from horses racing each other cross-country to the nearest church steeple.
- There is also an attractive cross-country route to the hall.
- To fly to Cuito requires a five-hour cross-country journey to the airport.
- From its base we could explore the headwaters of the stream leading back to camp for our cross-country route into Wallace Creek, to the north.
- The last thing I should be doing in my condition is heading cross-country on the back of a donkey.
- When attacking from the march the troops reach the attack line by roads, cross-country tracks and along the most accessible routes.
- Our trip is a combination of trail and cross-country travel through remote backcountry.
1. 2.1US Traveling to many different parts of a country.
  〈主美〉去全国各地旅行的
  a whirlwind cross-country tour
  一次旋风式的全国各地游。
  Example sentencesExamples
  Today, they embarked on a cross-country tour called ‘Believe In America.’
  His cross-country road trip started last Friday am and he's now West of Albequerque heading for Reno.
  Later, they embark on a cross-country journey.
  He leaves home on his son's third birthday and begins a cross-country road trip to try to answer some of his nagging questions about himself.
  The film catalogues his cross-country journey to confront old flames and discover the truth in a poignantly comedic way.
  This will give me the perfect excuse to do my cross-country travelling.
  It was the unexpected pot of gold at the end of his cross-country journey.
  He is taking time off for a cross-country tour with his new stage show.
  The President was back in the state where he spent that fateful morning, before being flown off on a zig-zag cross-country journey which finally took him back to Washington.
  Whether your adventure is a weekend at the cottage, a camping getaway or a cross-country road trip, be prepared before you buckle up and head out on the highway.
  He's in the middle of a cross-country tour, speaking to business leaders.
  The daughter accompanies her father on a cross-country journey.
  And polls show the President's cross-country tour has not boosted support for private accounts a bit.
  For one thing, cheap travel will become a thing of the past - goodbye backpacking trips to Bali and cross-country road trips.
  He will be going on a cross-country tour.
  Get in touch with your inner travel bug - it can be as easy as exploring the next town over from yours or as complicated as convincing the folks that the family should take a cross-country trip.
  In December she's publishing a 2006 calendar, photographed on a 10-day cross-country road trip.
  The movie's plot involves the cross-country journey that ensues when his bicycle is stolen.
  Joining Mark on his cross-country journey are two more DJs.
  For example, here's a handy little guide I made for you to reference before embarking on any tedious cross-country road trip.

nounˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri

1A cross-country race or competition.
越野赛跑（或比赛）
Example sentencesExamples
- The cross-country saw the main Irish challenger in the six-country competition come into sharp focus as the time played the major factor.
- It was after the world junior cross-country in 1991.
- For the first time a human has won the annual 22-mile Man versus Horse cross-country held in Mid-Wales each year.
- The final mandatory jog would take place 45 minutes after a given horse had finished the cross-country.
- His next race is the world junior cross-country in France in two weeks time.
- Many thanks to everyone who turned out to give them complete teams - this was the first cross-country for many of them.
- Looking back on the last year, I have run for England and won the North cross-country, so things are moving forward.
- Years later I would use this advice down a snowy hill in Boston to win the world junior cross-country.
- Three weeks ago he was fifth, and the top-placed Briton, at the Great North cross-country in Newcastle.
- There is a 5k fun run/walk, a 3k junior run/walk, a wheelchair race and a kids' mini cross-country.
- It was more of a trail race rather then a cross-country.
- A teenage boy happily wins both the horse sprint and cross-country, gladly collecting his monetary prize.
- He won the under-18 cross-country in a new record time.
- The following day, Ian ran in another cross-country.
- In between is the most gruelling test, the cross-country.
- She was 50th in her first cross-country for the club.
- They staged the final cross-country of the season.
- He also finished 3rd in the cross-country in Cardiff on Sunday, 14th January.
- He ran the cross-country, with more than 120 participating.
- He has won numerous titles at cross-country, road and track.
1. 1.1 The sport of cross-country running, riding, skiing, or driving.
  越野运动（如越野赛跑或骑马、滑雪、驾车）
  skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country
  在落基山脉滑雪是一种令人愉快的速降滑雪和越野滑雪的结合。
  Example sentencesExamples
  I know that much of my own coaching time is absorbed in training youths for cross-country, fell-racing and middle distance track.
  An Olympic cross-country track is also a long-term plan, as are mounted patrols.
  The students have an aptitude for all sporting activities including athletics, football, basketball and cross-country.
  ‘Our dressage and cross-country was good, but our show jumping was not so hot,’ she said.
  It's not seen as a punishment in the same way that cross-country is.
  There's downhill, slalom, cross-country and so forth.
  He ran cross-country for Lancashire, but although he was a good standard he didn't enjoy it and his heart really wasn't in it.
  In the meantime, cross-country is her main focus.
  His least favourite sport is cross-country and I must admit I share his opinion on this.
  The former cross-country champion has created quite a stir since she began training for a marathon debut.
  It is also important for schools to offer a wide range of sports, not just the traditional football, rugby, hockey, netball, cross-country and cricket.
  Most noticeable were the cross-country and track and field team.
  There are many elements that make team sports like cross-country fun.
  If your horse's long, flowing mane gets in the way when you're doing dressage or cross-country, try a running plait.
  The Harriers welcomes new members of all ages and abilities and caters for road, cross-country and track and field, as well as providing a full social programme.
  He has showed great ability on roads, cross-country and track.
  This event, unusually, also included two outdoor events javelin and cross-country.
  The entire team starts training in September, while the distance runners compete in cross-country.
  But world cross-country champion Radcliffe says she has learnt from those experiences and has come back a better athlete.
  This year, he helped usher in girls' ninth grade basketball and cross-country.

单词	cross-country
释义	Definition of cross-country in English: cross-country adjectiveˌkrɒsˈkʌntriˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri 1Across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks. 越野的 cross-country walking 越野竞走。 Example sentencesExamples Around town, the vehicle always feels nippy and there is sufficient in reserve to undertake cross-country journeys without the slightest complaint. The gearbox also has a low-range function - useful for towing cross-country. He meets three men during a cross-country hike along a railroad track. It is easier than the showjumping medal event, but tough on a horse that has completed the arduous cross-country section just the day before. For some reason, the first people to start walking towards the centre bypassed the roadblock and headed cross-country, making a beeline for the fence closest to the place where detainees were protesting. The first cousin to the tank: an armed and armoured, wheeled military vehicle, with a good road and limited cross-country ability. Five days of riding, a full day hike, and some short cross-country walks. One of the unique advantages is its remarkable cross-country capability through its specially designed suspension system. The daily trek was two miles each way and taking the cross-country route they traversed five fields. Taking a lady's racing bike cross-country over mud-churned cow paddocks is probably not in the manufacturer's recommendations. Armies made some use of lorries and staff cars, but practical cross-country vehicles, good roads and an associated infrastructure simply did not exist. In the summer, the hills offer a full range of mountain-biking opportunities, from serious alpine to cross-country routes. The day began with a short communion service followed by breakfast and a walk down the cross-country bridleway. Hopping over boulders for half-an-hour was a different type of cross-country travel, after re-discovering the leg muscles needed for a prolonged descent. He does considerable cross-country driving, and wants comfort. It was like I was walking cross-country with a full glass of water, juggling with the other hand, and on a unicycle. 1.1 Relating to or denoting skiing over relatively flat countryside, as opposed to down mountain slopes. 越野滑雪的 a cross-country skier 越野竞走。 Example sentencesExamples It would have been enough to send many Finnish boys running to the relative safety of cross-country skiing or even ice-hockey. Although the snow on downhill and cross-country courses can look smooth on television, under the microscope snow crystals are jagged and have varying water contents. A cross-country skier herself, she advocates massage before hitting the trail. We'll stay in Oslo for a few days and then head up to a cabin in the mountains to try cross-country skiing. Winter sports include Nordic and cross-country skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. If you can combine cross-country skiing and target shooting, why not chess and boxing? To get a taste of Olympic cross-country skiing, I didn't balk at a longer drive. Our couples can also try night skiing, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, sleigh rides, ice climbing and snowboarding. He loves Alaska, as do his two children who grew up fishing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing to school. The aim is to provide novice mountaineers with the basic skills and techniques of cross-country skiing, snow survival, mountaineering, and ice climbing. Getting out onto a well-lit ski trail is one of the most pleasurable additions to cross-country skiing in recent years. Many offer cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, sledding, horseback riding, and nature watching. There's no need for bulky ‘ski suits’ and the scenery in which cross-country skiing takes place in is breathtakingly spectacular. As in traditional competition, biathlon consists of cross-country skiing and shooting. You don't need a mountain for cross-country skiing, just a snow covered area. One of the most exciting events was the biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing with shooting at targets at a range of 50m. She once devoted an article to the pleasures and benefits of cross-country skiing. It's best described as cross-country skiing without the skis. And cross-country skiing, or ski du fond, is one of the finest ways ever devised of experiencing that sense of well being only achieved through a good work out amongst sublime scenery. The town has been busy this summer making preparations for cross-country skiing. 2Not keeping to main or direct roads, routes, or railway lines. 不走大路的；不走直道的；不沿铁路线的 an awkward, cross-country journey by train 一次难办的、不走大路走小路的火车旅行。 as adverb we drove cross-country to a family reunion 我们沿着小路开车去参加家庭团聚。 Example sentencesExamples To fly to Cuito requires a five-hour cross-country journey to the airport. There is also an attractive cross-country route to the hall. From its base we could explore the headwaters of the stream leading back to camp for our cross-country route into Wallace Creek, to the north. Steeple-chasing derived from horses racing each other cross-country to the nearest church steeple. We follow a cross-country route east, exploring a rarely visited section of the refuge. Explore a remote corner of Texas' frontera country via rarely used trails and cross-country routes. Our trip is a combination of trail and cross-country travel through remote backcountry. The last thing I should be doing in my condition is heading cross-country on the back of a donkey. When attacking from the march the troops reach the attack line by roads, cross-country tracks and along the most accessible routes. He persuaded me that we, too, should take in Mt. Whitney while scouting a cross-country route to our next camp. From there, he'll spend the next week traveling cross-country to Boston. Like someone who has set out to navigate a complicated and dangerous cross-country journey, I was astonished to find the steering wheel moving expertly of its own accord. He travelled on the motorway rather than taking a cross-country route. He arrived after a marathon cross-country drive. 2.1US Travelling to many different parts of a country. 〈主美〉去全国各地旅行的 a whirlwind cross-country tour 一次旋风式的全国各地游。 Example sentencesExamples The film catalogues his cross-country journey to confront old flames and discover the truth in a poignantly comedic way. The daughter accompanies her father on a cross-country journey. And polls show the President's cross-country tour has not boosted support for private accounts a bit. The movie's plot involves the cross-country journey that ensues when his bicycle is stolen. It was the unexpected pot of gold at the end of his cross-country journey. Today, they embarked on a cross-country tour called ‘Believe In America.’ Get in touch with your inner travel bug - it can be as easy as exploring the next town over from yours or as complicated as convincing the folks that the family should take a cross-country trip. He will be going on a cross-country tour. For one thing, cheap travel will become a thing of the past - goodbye backpacking trips to Bali and cross-country road trips. In December she's publishing a 2006 calendar, photographed on a 10-day cross-country road trip. His cross-country road trip started last Friday am and he's now West of Albequerque heading for Reno. Whether your adventure is a weekend at the cottage, a camping getaway or a cross-country road trip, be prepared before you buckle up and head out on the highway. He's in the middle of a cross-country tour, speaking to business leaders. This will give me the perfect excuse to do my cross-country travelling. He leaves home on his son's third birthday and begins a cross-country road trip to try to answer some of his nagging questions about himself. Joining Mark on his cross-country journey are two more DJs. Later, they embark on a cross-country journey. For example, here's a handy little guide I made for you to reference before embarking on any tedious cross-country road trip. He is taking time off for a cross-country tour with his new stage show. The President was back in the state where he spent that fateful morning, before being flown off on a zig-zag cross-country journey which finally took him back to Washington. nounˌkrɒsˈkʌntriˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri mass noun The sport of cross-country running, riding, skiing, or motoring. 越野运动（如越野赛跑或骑马、滑雪、驾车） skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country 在落基山脉滑雪是一种令人愉快的速降滑雪和越野滑雪的结合。 Example sentencesExamples An Olympic cross-country track is also a long-term plan, as are mounted patrols. The students have an aptitude for all sporting activities including athletics, football, basketball and cross-country. Most noticeable were the cross-country and track and field team. It's not seen as a punishment in the same way that cross-country is. He ran cross-country for Lancashire, but although he was a good standard he didn't enjoy it and his heart really wasn't in it. The former cross-country champion has created quite a stir since she began training for a marathon debut. There are many elements that make team sports like cross-country fun. He has showed great ability on roads, cross-country and track. This event, unusually, also included two outdoor events javelin and cross-country. This year, he helped usher in girls' ninth grade basketball and cross-country. ‘Our dressage and cross-country was good, but our show jumping was not so hot,’ she said. His least favourite sport is cross-country and I must admit I share his opinion on this. If your horse's long, flowing mane gets in the way when you're doing dressage or cross-country, try a running plait. But world cross-country champion Radcliffe says she has learnt from those experiences and has come back a better athlete. I know that much of my own coaching time is absorbed in training youths for cross-country, fell-racing and middle distance track. In the meantime, cross-country is her main focus. There's downhill, slalom, cross-country and so forth. The Harriers welcomes new members of all ages and abilities and caters for road, cross-country and track and field, as well as providing a full social programme. The entire team starts training in September, while the distance runners compete in cross-country. It is also important for schools to offer a wide range of sports, not just the traditional football, rugby, hockey, netball, cross-country and cricket. Definition of cross-country in US English: cross-country adjectiveˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri 1Across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks. 越野的 cross-country walking 越野竞走。 Example sentencesExamples Hopping over boulders for half-an-hour was a different type of cross-country travel, after re-discovering the leg muscles needed for a prolonged descent. He meets three men during a cross-country hike along a railroad track. In the summer, the hills offer a full range of mountain-biking opportunities, from serious alpine to cross-country routes. Armies made some use of lorries and staff cars, but practical cross-country vehicles, good roads and an associated infrastructure simply did not exist. The first cousin to the tank: an armed and armoured, wheeled military vehicle, with a good road and limited cross-country ability. One of the unique advantages is its remarkable cross-country capability through its specially designed suspension system. It is easier than the showjumping medal event, but tough on a horse that has completed the arduous cross-country section just the day before. He does considerable cross-country driving, and wants comfort. Taking a lady's racing bike cross-country over mud-churned cow paddocks is probably not in the manufacturer's recommendations. For some reason, the first people to start walking towards the centre bypassed the roadblock and headed cross-country, making a beeline for the fence closest to the place where detainees were protesting. It was like I was walking cross-country with a full glass of water, juggling with the other hand, and on a unicycle. The daily trek was two miles each way and taking the cross-country route they traversed five fields. Five days of riding, a full day hike, and some short cross-country walks. The day began with a short communion service followed by breakfast and a walk down the cross-country bridleway. The gearbox also has a low-range function - useful for towing cross-country. Around town, the vehicle always feels nippy and there is sufficient in reserve to undertake cross-country journeys without the slightest complaint. 1.1 Relating to or denoting the sport of running, riding, or driving along a course in the countryside, as opposed to around a track. （赛跑、骑马或驾车等）越野运动的 Example sentencesExamples He's one of the country's top cross-country runners. As an athlete, she participated in track and field, cross-country running, badminton and basketball, giving the latter sport the nod as her favourite. If he clicked on the sports section of college's website, he would see not aristocratic sons pounding along the cross-country course, but young women jogging on treadmills in a gym. Originating in Scandinavia, the sport involves cross-country running through unfamiliar terrain, while reading a map to find your way. Other popular sports include horse racing, hockey, cross-country running, tennis, swimming, and other water sports. The cross-country course at the Olympic Games was not difficult enough. A cross-country runner, he served as sports editor of his school paper during the past school year. This popular event, run over almost four miles, takes place on the cross-country course and comprises a variety of jumps. He competes in three-day eventing, which consists of three different tests: dressage, showjumping and a cross-country course. They bravely put their pain and discomfort to the back of their minds to complete the tough cross-country course. Ben showed great determination and skill over both courses putting up seven faults in show-jumping and a superb clear over the cross-country course. I visited the course some weeks ago and it is a really good cross-country course, with some great hills that are not too steep and underfoot conditions should be good. If you intend doing more cross-country driving or competitions involving marathons, then a backstep is a must. The cross-country course provided a welcome challenge for riders. She finished the 26-mile cross-country course in St Moritz in six hours 56 minutes. The landscape around the centre provides 13 km of endurance tracks and tracks for cross-country riding. The fateful riding accident happened in a cross-country event in Virginia in May 1995. He is building a reputation as a designer of cross-country courses for eventing testing. The estate also offers a challenging cross-country course, an outdoor arena and show-jumping area. I haven't had a chance to check the course for my own race, but I know the course for the championships and it's a great cross-country course. 1.2 Relating to or denoting skiing over relatively flat or mountainous terrain, as opposed to skiing only downhill. 越野滑雪的 Example sentencesExamples The aim is to provide novice mountaineers with the basic skills and techniques of cross-country skiing, snow survival, mountaineering, and ice climbing. Winter sports include Nordic and cross-country skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey. If you can combine cross-country skiing and target shooting, why not chess and boxing? Our couples can also try night skiing, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, sleigh rides, ice climbing and snowboarding. Getting out onto a well-lit ski trail is one of the most pleasurable additions to cross-country skiing in recent years. It's best described as cross-country skiing without the skis. To get a taste of Olympic cross-country skiing, I didn't balk at a longer drive. She once devoted an article to the pleasures and benefits of cross-country skiing. The town has been busy this summer making preparations for cross-country skiing. One of the most exciting events was the biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing with shooting at targets at a range of 50m. It would have been enough to send many Finnish boys running to the relative safety of cross-country skiing or even ice-hockey. Although the snow on downhill and cross-country courses can look smooth on television, under the microscope snow crystals are jagged and have varying water contents. Many offer cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, sledding, horseback riding, and nature watching. A cross-country skier herself, she advocates massage before hitting the trail. And cross-country skiing, or ski du fond, is one of the finest ways ever devised of experiencing that sense of well being only achieved through a good work out amongst sublime scenery. He loves Alaska, as do his two children who grew up fishing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing to school. As in traditional competition, biathlon consists of cross-country skiing and shooting. There's no need for bulky ‘ski suits’ and the scenery in which cross-country skiing takes place in is breathtakingly spectacular. We'll stay in Oslo for a few days and then head up to a cabin in the mountains to try cross-country skiing. You don't need a mountain for cross-country skiing, just a snow covered area. 2Not keeping to main or direct roads, routes, or railroad lines. 不走大路的；不走直道的；不沿铁路线的 mine shafts camouflaged by vegetation have swallowed up more than one cross-country hiker as adverb if you are traveling cross-country, choose where you walk with care Example sentencesExamples We follow a cross-country route east, exploring a rarely visited section of the refuge. He travelled on the motorway rather than taking a cross-country route. Explore a remote corner of Texas' frontera country via rarely used trails and cross-country routes. From there, he'll spend the next week traveling cross-country to Boston. Like someone who has set out to navigate a complicated and dangerous cross-country journey, I was astonished to find the steering wheel moving expertly of its own accord. He persuaded me that we, too, should take in Mt. Whitney while scouting a cross-country route to our next camp. He arrived after a marathon cross-country drive. Steeple-chasing derived from horses racing each other cross-country to the nearest church steeple. There is also an attractive cross-country route to the hall. To fly to Cuito requires a five-hour cross-country journey to the airport. From its base we could explore the headwaters of the stream leading back to camp for our cross-country route into Wallace Creek, to the north. The last thing I should be doing in my condition is heading cross-country on the back of a donkey. When attacking from the march the troops reach the attack line by roads, cross-country tracks and along the most accessible routes. Our trip is a combination of trail and cross-country travel through remote backcountry. 2.1US Traveling to many different parts of a country. 〈主美〉去全国各地旅行的 a whirlwind cross-country tour 一次旋风式的全国各地游。 Example sentencesExamples Today, they embarked on a cross-country tour called ‘Believe In America.’ His cross-country road trip started last Friday am and he's now West of Albequerque heading for Reno. Later, they embark on a cross-country journey. He leaves home on his son's third birthday and begins a cross-country road trip to try to answer some of his nagging questions about himself. The film catalogues his cross-country journey to confront old flames and discover the truth in a poignantly comedic way. This will give me the perfect excuse to do my cross-country travelling. It was the unexpected pot of gold at the end of his cross-country journey. He is taking time off for a cross-country tour with his new stage show. The President was back in the state where he spent that fateful morning, before being flown off on a zig-zag cross-country journey which finally took him back to Washington. Whether your adventure is a weekend at the cottage, a camping getaway or a cross-country road trip, be prepared before you buckle up and head out on the highway. He's in the middle of a cross-country tour, speaking to business leaders. The daughter accompanies her father on a cross-country journey. And polls show the President's cross-country tour has not boosted support for private accounts a bit. For one thing, cheap travel will become a thing of the past - goodbye backpacking trips to Bali and cross-country road trips. He will be going on a cross-country tour. Get in touch with your inner travel bug - it can be as easy as exploring the next town over from yours or as complicated as convincing the folks that the family should take a cross-country trip. In December she's publishing a 2006 calendar, photographed on a 10-day cross-country road trip. The movie's plot involves the cross-country journey that ensues when his bicycle is stolen. Joining Mark on his cross-country journey are two more DJs. For example, here's a handy little guide I made for you to reference before embarking on any tedious cross-country road trip. nounˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri 1A cross-country race or competition. 越野赛跑（或比赛） Example sentencesExamples The cross-country saw the main Irish challenger in the six-country competition come into sharp focus as the time played the major factor. It was after the world junior cross-country in 1991. For the first time a human has won the annual 22-mile Man versus Horse cross-country held in Mid-Wales each year. The final mandatory jog would take place 45 minutes after a given horse had finished the cross-country. His next race is the world junior cross-country in France in two weeks time. Many thanks to everyone who turned out to give them complete teams - this was the first cross-country for many of them. Looking back on the last year, I have run for England and won the North cross-country, so things are moving forward. Years later I would use this advice down a snowy hill in Boston to win the world junior cross-country. Three weeks ago he was fifth, and the top-placed Briton, at the Great North cross-country in Newcastle. There is a 5k fun run/walk, a 3k junior run/walk, a wheelchair race and a kids' mini cross-country. It was more of a trail race rather then a cross-country. A teenage boy happily wins both the horse sprint and cross-country, gladly collecting his monetary prize. He won the under-18 cross-country in a new record time. The following day, Ian ran in another cross-country. In between is the most gruelling test, the cross-country. She was 50th in her first cross-country for the club. They staged the final cross-country of the season. He also finished 3rd in the cross-country in Cardiff on Sunday, 14th January. He ran the cross-country, with more than 120 participating. He has won numerous titles at cross-country, road and track. 1.1 The sport of cross-country running, riding, skiing, or driving. 越野运动（如越野赛跑或骑马、滑雪、驾车） skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country 在落基山脉滑雪是一种令人愉快的速降滑雪和越野滑雪的结合。 Example sentencesExamples I know that much of my own coaching time is absorbed in training youths for cross-country, fell-racing and middle distance track. An Olympic cross-country track is also a long-term plan, as are mounted patrols. The students have an aptitude for all sporting activities including athletics, football, basketball and cross-country. ‘Our dressage and cross-country was good, but our show jumping was not so hot,’ she said. It's not seen as a punishment in the same way that cross-country is. There's downhill, slalom, cross-country and so forth. He ran cross-country for Lancashire, but although he was a good standard he didn't enjoy it and his heart really wasn't in it. In the meantime, cross-country is her main focus. His least favourite sport is cross-country and I must admit I share his opinion on this. The former cross-country champion has created quite a stir since she began training for a marathon debut. It is also important for schools to offer a wide range of sports, not just the traditional football, rugby, hockey, netball, cross-country and cricket. Most noticeable were the cross-country and track and field team. There are many elements that make team sports like cross-country fun. If your horse's long, flowing mane gets in the way when you're doing dressage or cross-country, try a running plait. The Harriers welcomes new members of all ages and abilities and caters for road, cross-country and track and field, as well as providing a full social programme. He has showed great ability on roads, cross-country and track. This event, unusually, also included two outdoor events javelin and cross-country. The entire team starts training in September, while the distance runners compete in cross-country. But world cross-country champion Radcliffe says she has learnt from those experiences and has come back a better athlete. This year, he helped usher in girls' ninth grade basketball and cross-country.
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