新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

criss-cross

英  [ˈkrɪs krɒs]
    
美  [-krɔːs]

[ADJ, VERB]

又拼作 crisscross  
    ADJ. 形容词
  • 1交错的

    A criss-cross pattern or design consists of lines crossing each other.

    双语例句

    例:

    Slash the tops of the loaves with a serrated knife in a criss-cross pattern.

    用一把锯齿刀把面包顶部切成十字交叉状。

    VERB. 动词
  • criss-crosses , criss-crossing , criss-crossed

    1[T 及物动词] 交叉往返

    If a person or thing criss-crosses an area, they travel from one side to the other and back again many times, following different routes. If a number of things criss-cross an area, they cross it, and cross over each other.

    双语例句

    例:

    They criss-crossed the country by bus.

    他们乘坐公共汽车在乡间交叉往返。

    2[RECIP 相互动词] 交叉

    If two sets of lines or things criss-cross, they cross over each other.

    双语例句

    例:

    Wires criss-cross between the tops of the poles, forming a grid.

    电线在杆顶间交叉成网状。