| 释义 |
| | | | NOUN | | | PHRASE | | - | at cross purposes
| | | | 1 | if two people are at cross purposes, they think they are talking about the same thing when in fact they are not （两个人因未意识到彼此谈论的事物实际上并不相同而）相互误解 | | | | 2 | if two people , plans, or actions are at cross purposes, they are trying to achieve different things that do not agree with each other 相互矛盾 | | | | | | | | | | |