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TOEFL BNC: 4935 COCA: 6302

crossing
crossing /ˈkrɑːsɪŋ/ noun
plural crossings
crossing
/ˈkrɑːsɪŋ/
noun
plural crossings
Learner's definition of CROSSING
[count]
1 
: a place where two things (such as a street and a railroad track) cross each other（道路的）十字路口；（铁路的）交叉道口；交叉处
2 
: a place where you can cross a street, stream, etc.人行横道；渡口
— see picture at street; see also pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, zebra crossing
3 
a  : the act of going across something横越；跨越
b  : a voyage across water横渡（水域航程）
TOEFL BNC: 4935 COCA: 6302

crossing

noun

cross·​ing ˈkrȯ-siŋ How to pronounce crossing (audio)
1
: the act or action of crossing: such as
a
: a traversing or traveling across
b
: an opposing, blocking, or thwarting especially in an unfair or dishonest manner
2
a
: a place or structure (as on a street or over a river) where pedestrians or vehicles cross
especially : crosswalk
b
: the place in a cruciform church where the transept crosses the nave
c
: a place where a railroad track crosses a street

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Stop at the railroad crossing. a crossing for ferry boats the crossing of a mountain range a weeklong crossing of the Atlantic Ocean
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Word History

First Known Use

1575, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of crossing was in 1575

Phrases Containing crossing

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TOEFL BNC: 4935 COCA: 6302
crossing

noun¹

 1trip across a stretch of water橫渡ADJECTIVE | VERB + CROSSING | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤rough大風大浪中的橫渡▸➤smooth風平浪靜中的橫渡▸➤ferry (especially BrE) 輪渡◇There are six ferry crossings a day.一天有六趟輪渡。➤ocean, river, sea (especially BrE) 渡海；渡河▸➤Atlantic, Channel, transatlantic, etc.橫渡大西洋、英吉利海峽等VERB + CROSSING➤attempt, complete, make試圖橫渡；完成橫渡；橫渡◇You can only make the crossing in good weather.你只能在天氣好的時候進行橫渡。PREPOSITION➤during a/the crossing在橫渡過程中◇We discussed our plans during the crossing.在橫渡期間我們討論了計劃。➤crossing from, crossing to從⋯橫渡；橫渡到⋯◇a rough crossing from Bali to Flores從巴厘島到弗洛勒斯島的一次艱難橫渡
crossing

noun²

 2place where you can cross sth通行關口ADJECTIVE | CROSSING + NOUN | PREPOSITION ADJECTIVE➤border邊境過境處▸➤grade (NAmE) , level (BrE) (= over a railway/railroad) （公路與鐵路相交的）平交道口▸➤railroad, railway (BrE) 鐵路道口➤road, street道路交會口▸➤pedestrian, pelican, zebra (all BrE) (= where people can cross the road) (crosswalk in NAmE) 人行橫道；斑馬線CROSSING + NOUN➤point過境點◇the main crossing point on the border邊境上的主要過境點PREPOSITION➤at a/the crossing在過境處◇They were stopped and searched at the border crossing.他們在邊境過境處被攔下來搜查。◇We were caught at the grade crossing. (NAmE) 我們在平交道口被抓住了。➤on a/the crossing在路口◇A passenger train smashed into a lorry on a level crossing. (BrE) 一列客運列車在一個平交道口撞上一輛卡車。

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