across

名词 n. 副词 adv. 介词 prep.
/əˈkɹɒs/|/əˈkɹɔs/    /əˈkɹɔs/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A word that runs horizontally in the completed puzzle grid or its associated clue. in-compounds,often
    — I solved all of the acrosses, but then got stuck on 3 down.
副词 adv.
  1. From one side to the other. not-comparable
    — she helped the blind man across; the river is half a mile across
  2. On the other side. not-comparable
    — If we sail off at noon, when will we be across?
  3. In a particular direction. not-comparable
    — He leaned across for a book.
  4. Horizontally. not-comparable
    — I got stuck on 4 across.
介词 prep.
  1. To, toward, or from the far side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
    — We rowed across the river.
  2. On the opposite side of (something that lies between two points of interest).
    — That store is across the street.
  3. across from: on the opposite side, relative to something that lies between, from (a point of interest). Southern-US
    — And make sure you're parked across the mall in the outside lot. […] Last time I was there, I parked in a parking structure and paid an arm and a leg for it.
  4. From one side to the other within (a space being traversed).
    — The meteor streaked across the sky.
  5. At or near the far end of (a space).
    — "Mam's baking and Cathleen's asleep. I've got a pile of washing bubbling in the copper, so I'd best be off." With that she was across the room and out the door.
  6. Spanning.
    — This poetry speaks across the centuries.
  7. Throughout.
    — All across the country, voters were communicating their representatives.
  8. So as to intersect or pass through or over at an angle.
    — Lay the top stick across the bottom one.
  9. In possession of full, up-to-date information about; abreast of.
    — Keep across all the latest news here at Channel 10.

词形变化

acrost alternative,dialectal,nonstandard acrost alternative,dialectal,nonstandard acrosses plural acrost alternative,dialectal,nonstandard

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词源 1
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Old Latin en
Latin in
Old French en
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.?
Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis
Latin crux
Old French crois
Anglo-Norman an croizbor.
Middle English acros
English across
From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
词源 2
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Old Latin en
Latin in
Old French en
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.?
Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis
Latin crux
Old French crois
Anglo-Norman an croizbor.
Middle English acros
English across
From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
词源 3
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₁én
Proto-Italic *en
Old Latin en
Latin in
Old French en
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-der.?
Proto-Italic *kruks /*krukis
Latin crux
Old French crois
Anglo-Norman an croizbor.
Middle English acros
English across
From Middle English acros, from early Middle English a-croiz, a-creoyz, from Anglo-Norman an (“in, on”) + croiz (“in the form of a cross”). More at cross. By surface analysis, a- + cross.
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