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- across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks越野的：
cross-country walking.
越野竞走。
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- attrib. of, relating to, or denoting the sport of running, riding, or driving along a course in the countryside, as opposed to round a track.（赛跑、骑马或驾车等）越野运动的。
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- attrib. of, relating to, or denoting skiing over relatively flat countryside, as opposed to down mountain slopes越野滑雪的。
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- across a region or country, in particular穿越一个地区（或国家）的, 尤指：
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- not 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 adv. we drove cross-country to a family reunion.我们沿着小路开车去参加家庭团聚。
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- chiefly US 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。
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- a cross-country race or competition越野赛跑（或比赛）。
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- 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。