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| /əˈkrɒs/ |
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| 1 | from one side to the other
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| | 1a | moving or looking from one side of a place , space , or line to the other 横过；穿过；越过；向对面 | | Over 70 airlines fly across the Atlantic between Europe and North America. 70多条航线飞越欧洲和北美之间的大西洋。 | | Barbara stared across the room at her husband. | | The children ran straight across in front of our car. 这些孩子就在我们的汽车前横冲过去。 | |
| | 1b | reaching from one side of a space or surface to the other 从一边到（达） | | Max’ s body lay across the doorway where he had fallen. 马克斯的尸体横躺在他摔倒的门口。 | | There are four bridges across the River Danube. | | He stood in silence with his arms folded across his chest. 他一声不响地站着，双臂交叉着放在胸前。 | |
| | 1c | used for showing the width of something …宽 | | one mile/two metres etc across The channel is less than half a mile across in some places. 该海峡部分地段不足半英里宽。 | |
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| 2 | on the opposite side
on the opposite side of a road , river , line etc 在…的对面；在…的另一边 |
| There’ s a bus stop just across the road. 路正对面有一个公共汽车站。 |
| They had opened a new factory across the border in Mexico. 他们在边界另一端的墨西哥开了家新工厂。 |
| +from I’ m staying at a little hotel just across from the Libyan Embassy. 我住在利比亚大使馆正对面的小旅馆里。 |
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| 3 | in a large part of an area or surface
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| | 3a | in many parts of an area or country 在…的许多地方 | | an insurance company that has over 120 offices across Europe 在欧洲各地设有120多个办事处的保险公司 | | right across (=in every part of an area) There are 20 million landmines scattered right across the region. 在（某地）的每一处 | |
| | 3b | used for saying that something hits or affects a large area of a part of your body （表示影响到身体某个部位的大部分） | | Julia felt a burning pain across her forehead. 朱莉娅感到额头一阵灼痛。 | | He struck me a blow across the shoulders. 他在我肩膀上捶了一拳。 | |
| | 3c | used for saying that something spreads until it covers the whole of an area or surface （表示扩散至整个范围） | | There is a danger of the conflict spreading across the whole of Central Africa. 冲突有扩大至整个中非的危险。 | | A broad smile spread across the old man’ s face. 老人的脸上露出灿烂的笑容。 | |
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| 4 | including a large range of people or things
used for saying that something includes or affects a whole range of people or things 牵涉到（所有的人或事物） |
| We need to test students’ ability across a wide range of subjects. 我们需要测试学生在许多科目上的能力。 |
| The figures show that across the economy as a whole there has been steady growth. 数字显示经济在整体上有稳步增长。 |
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