intersect
/ˌɪntəˈsekt/verb
with obj.
1- divide (something) by passing or lying across it贯穿, 横穿, 横断, 横贯：
occasionally the water table intersects the earth's surface, forming streams and lakes
偶尔原来的地下水位切断地球表层, 形成河流与湖泊
the area is intersected only by minor roads.
这个地区只有几条支路穿过。
1.1
- no obj.(of two or more things) pass or lie across each other交叉, 相交：
lines of latitude and longitude intersect at right angles.
纬线与经线成直角交叉。
词源
early 17th cent.: from Latin intersect- 'cut， intersected'， from the verb intersecare, from inter- 'between' + secare 'to cut'.