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cover [sth/sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | (conceal, protect [sth], [sb]) | 用…覆盖 yòng … fù gài |
| | 用…遮盖
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| When we painted the ceiling we covered the furniture with old sheets. |
cover [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (extend over [sth]) | 覆盖,遮盖,盖
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| The tablecloth covered the entire table. |
| 桌布盖住了整张桌子。 |
cover [sb] with [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (lavish with praise, etc.) | 给予…大量(赞扬等)
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| Critics covered the writer with praise after the publication of his first novel. |
cover [sth] up vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (put a covering over) | 遮盖 zhē gài |
| | 遮住 zhē zhù |
| Please cover up the leftover food so we can eat it later. She tried to cover up her bruise with make-up. |
cover [sth] up vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (truth: hide) (真相) | 掩盖 yǎn gài |
| The candidate tried to cover up his affair with a woman. |
| 竞选者试图掩盖他和一位女性的婚外情。 |
cover up for [sth/sb] vi phrasal + prep | (hide [sb]'s guilt) | 包庇 bāo bì |
| | 掩盖(错误)
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| Her co-workers tried to cover up for her many mistakes. |
covered in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (coated) | 沾满…的
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| My children came home covered in mud from head to toe after the school outing. |
| 参加学校出游后,我的孩子们从头到脚沾满泥巴,回到家来。 |
covered with [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (with [sth] overlaid) | 以…遮盖
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| | 以…盖住
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| I made sure the piano was covered with a dropcloth before I painted the ceiling. |
| 我在粉刷天花板之前,确保以罩布盖住了钢琴。 |
covered by [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (with [sth] overlaid) | 被…盖住
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| | 被…遮盖
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covered in [sth] adjadjective: Describes a noun or pronoun--for example, "a tall girl," "an interesting book," "a big house." | (having all over) | 满是 mǎn shì |
| | 扔满了
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| Tom's bedroom floor was covered in dirty laundry. |
coy about [sth] adj + prep | (evasive) | 不肯表态的 bù kěn biǎo tài de |
| | 含糊其辞的 hán hu qí cí de |
| | 遮遮掩掩 zhē zhē yǎn yǎn |
| Jennine stopped dyeing her hair and being coy about her age. The senator remained coy about his plans to run for governor. |
| 珍妮不再染发,也不再对自己的年龄遮遮掩掩。那位参议员对自己参选州长的事含糊其辞。 |
crab [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (move [sth] sideways) (影视设备) | 向一侧挪动
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| A camera crane operator knows how to crab the camera alongside an actor. |
crab about [sth] vi + prep | informal (complain about) | 抱怨 bào yuàn |
| | 埋怨 mán yuàn |
| You don't make the weather any better by crabbing about it. |
crack [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (break, split) | 使裂开,使破裂
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| | 砸开,砸破
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| Jenny cracked her head on the table as she fell. |
crack [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (damage, leaving lines) | 使裂开 shǐ liè kāi |
| | 使出现裂缝
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| I've cracked my car's windscreen. |
crack [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (whip: flick) (鞭子) | 把...甩得噼啪响
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| The coachman cracked the whip, and the horses went faster. |
crack down on [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | informal (not tolerate) | 打击 dǎ jī |
| | 制裁 zhì cái |
| The principal is starting to crack down on unexcused absences. |
cradle [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (hold, coddle) | 轻轻抱着 qīng qīng bào zhe |
| | 怀抱
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| The little girl cradled the kitten in her arms. |
| 小女孩怀抱着那只小猫咪。 |
the cradle of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (place of origin) | 发源地 fā yuán dì |
| | 源头 yuán tóu |
| Ancient Mesopotamia is considered the cradle of civilization. |
cradle [sb/sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (hold, contain) | 怀抱
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| | 环绕 huán rào |
| High mountains cradle the valley on all sides. |
cradle [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (phone: hold) | 托着
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| | 架着
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| The detective cradled the phone between his ear and shoulder and dialed again. |
craft [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (story, etc.: write) | 创作 chuàng zuò |
| | 写作 xiě zuò |
| The author has crafted a suspenseful story. |
cram [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (fit [sth] into small space) (空间) | 把…塞进,把…塞满
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| I tried to cram all my clothes into one suitcase, but then I couldn't shut it. |
| 我想把所有衣服都塞进一个提箱里,但箱子合不上。 |
cram [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | figurative (fit [sth] into limited time) (时间) | 把...塞进,把...塞满
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| We crammed a lot of sightseeing into our three days in Paris. |
| 我们在巴黎三日游中塞满了各类观光游览。 |
cram [sth] in, cram in [sth] vtr + adv | informal (fit in: a large amount) | 勉强塞入 miǎn qiǎng sāi rù |
| | 将…挤进去 jiāng jǐ jìn qù |
| | 把…塞进去 bǎ sāi jìn qù |
| I was able to cram in another few hours of work before I had to leave. Martin's stomach was full, but he managed to cram in another cookie. |
cram [sth] in, cram in [sth] vtr + adv | figurative (fit [sth] into limited time) (有限时间内) | 把…塞进,塞进
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| I only had a four-hour stopover in Tokyo, but I managed to cram a lot in. |
| 虽然我在东京只停留四个小时,但是在此期间我还是加进了许多活动。 |
cram for [sth] vi + prep | informal (revise for exam) | 临时抱佛脚为…做准备
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| | 临时死记硬背以应付
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| Dan stayed up all night cramming for the final exam and then slept right through it! |
| 丹整夜没睡临时死记硬背以应付期末考试,却在整场考试里睡着了! |
cramp [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (restrict, hinder [sth]) | 约束 yuē shù |
| | 束缚 shù fù |
| This author believes that government regulations cramp innovation. |
crane [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (neck: stretch) | 伸长(脖子) shēn cháng ( bó zi ) |
| Daisy had to crane her neck to see the parade in the distance. |
| 黛西得伸长了脖子,才能看到远处的游行。 |
crane [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (move: by crane) | 用起重机吊送
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| They built the section elsewhere and craned it into position. |
crank [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (handle: rotate) | 用曲柄转动 yòng qū bǐng zhuàn dòng |
| You power this flashlight by cranking the handle. |
| 你可以用曲柄转动给手电筒充电。 |
crank [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (engine: start) | 用曲柄启动
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| | 用曲柄开动
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crank out [sth], crank [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (produce like a machine) | 迅速拼凑
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| | 粗制滥造 cū zhì làn zào |
| Every six months, the author cranked out another book. |
crash into [sb/sth] vi + prep | (collide violently) | 撞上 zhuàng shàng |
| | 撞到 zhuàng dào |
| A drunk driver crashed into the side of the house. The skier crashed into the other skier. |
crash [sth] into [sth] vtr + prep | (vehicle: cause to collide with [sth]) | 使…撞到
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| | 使…撞上
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| He crashed his car into a tree. |
crash against [sth] vi + prep | (hit hard) | 猛撞,猛击
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| Waves crashed against the shore. |
crash out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | (competition: lose) (比赛) | 输掉…
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| It was a surprise to everyone when the favorites crashed out of the World Cup in the first round. |
crash-land [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (aircraft: land in an emergency) | 使…紧急降落
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crate [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (encase) | 把…装入板条箱(柳条箱等)中 bǎ … zhuāng rù bǎn tiáo xiāng ( liǔ tiáo xiāng děng ) zhōng |
| | 把...装箱
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| They carefully crated the ancient statue and shipped it to a museum. |
| 他们小心地把那个古代塑像装箱,送去博物馆。 |
crave for [sth], crave after [sth] vi + prep | (desire, long for) | 渴望得到 kě wàng dé dào |
| After years in an office job, Erika found herself craving after an opportunity to work outdoors. |
craving for [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (desire for [sth]) (对某物的) | 渴望 kě wàng |
| | 热望 rè wàng |
| The holy man urges us to master our cravings for power and money. |
| 那位圣人倡导我们控制自己对权力和金钱的渴望。 |
crawling with [sth/sb] adj + prep | (very crowded with) | 挤满了…的
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| | 遍布…的
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crayon [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (draw or write in crayon) | 用蜡笔画
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| The child quickly crayoned a picture of a duck. |
crazy about [sth], crazy for [sth] adj + prep | slang (enthusiastic) | 对(某物)迷恋的
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| | 对(某物)非常喜爱的
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| My youngest boy's just crazy about basketball. |
cream [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (cream: skim off) | 撇走…的奶油
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cream [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (profits: take) (利益) | 攫取 jué qǔ |
crease [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fold, wrinkle) | 弄皱 nòng zhòu |
| | 压褶 yā zhě |
| Don't crease the photograph; hold it flat. |
| 把照片铺平,不要弄皱了。 |
credit [sth] to [sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (attribute: [sth] to [sb]) | 将某事归功于某人
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| She credits her creativity to her mother, a renowned painter. |
| 她母亲是一位出名的画家,她将自己的创造力归功于母亲。 |
credit [sb] with [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (attribute: [sth] to [sb]) | 把…归功于
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credit [sb] with doing [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (acknowledge: [sb]) | 认为…做…
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| He credits his parents with awakening his love of music. |
credit [sb] with [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (acknowledge: [sb]) | 认为…具有,认为…是
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creep over [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (figure: rise higher than) | 爬上 pá shàng |
creep over [sth] vtr phrasal insepphrasal verb, transitive, inseparable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, not divisible--for example,"go with" [=combine nicely]: "Those red shoes don't go with my dress." NOT [S]"Those red shoes don't go my dress with."[/S] | figurative (light, darkness: cover slowly) | 慢慢覆盖
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crest [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (reach highest point of [sth]) | 达到…的顶部
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| | 达到…的顶点
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| The surfer crested the wave and coasted back to shore. |
crew [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (serve on: a vessel) (船) | 充当…的船员
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| (飞机) | 充当…的空乘人员,担任…的机组成员
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| That yacht is crewed by professional sailors. |
| 那艘游艇由专业水手充当船员。 |
crib from [sb/sth] vi + prep | (cheat in an exam) | 抄袭 chāo xí |
| I failed the test because Jill wouldn't let me crib from her. |
| 因为吉尔不让我抄袭她的答案,所以我没及格。 |
crib [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (cheat by copying in an exam) (考试中) | 抄袭,作弊
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| Stephen cribbed all his exam answers from me. |
| 史蒂芬的考试答案全是抄袭我的。 |
criminalize [sth], also UK: criminalise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make [sth] illegal) | 判定(某事)为非法 pàn dìng mǒu shì wéi fēi fǎ |
| | 将…定为犯罪行为 jiāng dìng wéi fàn zuì xíng wéi |
crimp [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | US, informal (affect adversely) | 阻碍 zǔ ài |
| Unexpectedly losing my job crimped my plans for vacation. |
cripple [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (machine, process) | 损坏 sǔn huài |
| | 使…陷于瘫痪 shǐ … xiàn yú tān huàn |
| High water crippled the trucks trying to bring supplies. |
| 河流涨潮,损坏了运送补给的卡车。 |
cripple [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (plan, efforts) | 严重削弱 yán zhòng xuē ruò |
| The town was badly crippled when the factory closed down. |
| 工厂停工,严重削弱了这个小镇。 |
crisp [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (make brittle) | 使变脆
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| When you have crisped the chicken, take it off the stove. |
crisscross [sth] (US), criss-cross [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (go back and forth across) | 来回走动的 lái huí zǒu dòng de |
| | 来回穿梭的 lái huí chuān suō de |
| | 前后交叉的
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| Tire tracks crisscrossed the front yard. |
| 前院中的轮胎印前后交叉。 |
crisscross [sth] (US), criss-cross [sth] (UK) vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (travel back and forth across) | 游历 yóu lì |
criticize [sth], also UK: criticise [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (find fault in [sth]) | 挑剔 tiāo tī |
| If you criticize their efforts, try to find something positive too. |
| 如果你挑剔他们的工作,也要试试寻找积极的方面。 |
criticize [sth], also UK: criticise [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (literature: analyze, review) | 评论 píng lùn |
| | 评价 píng jià |
| | 分析 fēn xī |
| In an academic journal article, the professor criticized the new book about the Russian Empire. |
| 在一篇学术期刊文章中,教授分析了关于俄罗斯帝国的新书。 |
crock [sth/sb]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | often passive, UK, slang (disable) | 使衰竭 shǐ shuāi jié |
crook [sb] out of [sth] v exprverbal expression: Phrase with special meaning functioning as verb--for example, "put their heads together," "come to an end." | slang (obtain from [sb] by swindling) | 从…手中骗走…
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| | 把…从…手中骗走
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| The conman who knocked on my grandad's door managed to crook him out of his life savings. |
crop [sth] out, crop out [sth] vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (eliminate: from an image) (从图片上) | 减掉
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cross, cross [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (traverse, go across) | 穿过 chuān guò |
| | 横跨 héng kuà |
| He crossed the street when the traffic stopped. |
| 车流停下后,他穿过街道。 |
cross, cross [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (pass by, meet) | 交叉 jiāo chā |
| | 相交 xiāng jiāo |
| It is at the intersection where Addison Street crosses the high street. |
| 它就在艾迪逊街与商业大街交叉的十字路口处。 |
cross [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (go over: a line, border) | 跨过 kuà guò |
| | 越过 yuè guò |
cross, cross [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (overlay: lines, sticks) | 画横线于 huà héng xiàn yú |
| Cross the vertical line with a horizontal one to write the letter "t". |
| 写字母“t”时,在竖线上画一横。 |
cross [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (overlay: body parts) | 使(双腿)交叉
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| It's comfortable to cross your legs when you sit. |
cross, cross [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (counter, frustrate) | 挫败 cuò bài |
| | 打击 dǎ jī |
| His plans crossed those of his enemy. |
cross [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (soccer: pass) (足球) | 传出 chuán chū |
cross [sth] off vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (mark as done) (表示已做完) | (从列表中)划掉
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| Make a list of things to do and cross off each item once you have completed it. |
cross out [sth], cross [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | (put a line through) | 删掉 shān diào |
| | 划掉 huá diào |
| With a pencil you can erase; with a pen you have to cross out your mistakes. Cross out the wrong answers. |
cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (change loyalties) | 转而站到…的一边
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| | 转而投向
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| The senator crossed over to the opposition. |
cross over into [sth], cross over to [sth] vi phrasal + prep | (defy genres) (音乐等) | 风格转换为
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| Run DMC were one of the first rap acts to cross over into the rock charts. |
cross over to [sb/sth] vi phrasal + prep | (music, film: appeal diversely) | 吸引各种听众
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| | 吸引各种观众
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| The film has enough appeal to cross over to a wider audience. |
| 这部片子有足够的魅力,能吸引各种层面的观众。 |
cross-reference [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (refer back to: a text) | 交叉引用
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cross-reference [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (refer between: texts) | 交叉引用
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cross-check [sth], crosscheck [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (verify by comparing) | 反复核对,再次确认
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cross-refer [sth] to [sth] vtr + prep | (refer to [sth] by a cross-reference) | 前后参照
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| In the dictionary, the entry for "went" cross-refers to "go" because the two words are related. |
cross-stitch [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (sew a design) (设计) | 以十字形针迹缝制…
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cross-stitch [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (embroider an item) (刺绣) | 以十字形针迹缝制…
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| Josie cross-stitched a cushion for her living room. |
crosscheck, crosscheck [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (check by comparing) | 通过不同方法核对、检查 tōng guò bù tóng fāng fǎ hé duì jiǎn chá |
| | 反复核实 fǎn fù hé shí |
| | 反复查对 fǎn fù chá duì |
crosscheck, crosscheck [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | (check made by comparing) | 通过不同方法进行的核对、检查 tōng guò bù tóng fāng fǎ jìn xíng de hé duì jiǎn chá |
| | 反复核实 fǎn fù hé shí |
| | 反复查对 fǎn fù chá duì |
crosscut [sth] (US), cross-cut [sth] (UK)⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (film: interweave two scenes) | (影片中)两个同时发生的场景交替出现 yǐng piàn zhōng liǎng gè tóng shí fā shēng de chǎng jǐng jiāo tì chū xiàn |
| | 交叉剪接 jiāo chā jiǎn jiē |
crosshatch, crosshatch [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (shade using criss-crossing lines) | 用交叉线画阴影于… yòng jiāo chā xiàn huà yīn yǐng yú |
crow about [sth], crow over [sth] vi + prep | figurative, informal (brag about) | 吹嘘 chuī xū |
| | 自夸 zì kuā |
| Steve is crowing about his perfect test score. |
crowbar [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (introduce forcibly) (观点、意见等) | 强行引入,有气势地提出
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| Max always crowbars his political views, no matter what the topic of conversation is. |
crowbar [sth] in⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (introduce forcibly) (观点、意见等) | 强行引入,有气势地提出
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| Jack always manages to crowbar his opinions on religion in. |
crowbar [sth] into [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | figurative (introduce forcibly) (观点、意见等) | 强行把…引入,有气势地在…中提出
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| He always crowbars the topic of the Second World War into every conversation. |
crowd of [sth] nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (items) (比喻) | 一群,一堆,一批
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| A crowd of boxes blocked the path. |
crowd [sb/sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (push, press forward) | 向...挤过去
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| The fans crowded the celebrity in their eagerness to get close to her. |
| 粉丝们热切地想要接近自己的明星,向前挤了过去。 |
crowd [sth]⇒ vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (fill to overflowing) | 塞满 sāi mǎn |
| | 装满 zhuāng mǎn |
| That biscuit tin is too crowded - take a few out. |
crowd [sth] vtrtransitive verb: Verb taking a direct object--for example, "Say something." "She found the cat." | (baseball) (棒球) | 紧紧靠着(本垒板)站立 jǐn jǐn kào zhe běn lěi bǎn zhàn lì |
| The batter crowded the plate in anticipation of the first pitch. |
crowd [sth] out vtr phrasal sepphrasal verb, transitive, separable: Verb with adverb(s) or preposition(s), having special meaning, divisible--for example, "call off" [=cancel], "call the game off," "call off the game." | figurative (economics: reduce) (经济) | 挤出,排挤
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