Tra từ cross - Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cross [cross crosses crossed crossing] noun, verb, adjective BrE [krɒs] NAmE [krɔːs]
noun

MARK ON PAPER
1. countable a mark or an object formed by two lines crossing each other (X or +); the mark (X) is often used on paper to show sth
• I've put a cross on the map to show where the hotel is.
• Put a tick if the answer is correct and a cross if it's wrong.
•Sign your name on the form where I've put a cross.
•Those who could not write signed with a cross.
•Put a cross beside the name of the candidate you wish to vote for.
see also ↑noughts and crosses
compare ↑tick

FOR PUNISHMENT
2. countable a long vertical piece of wood with a shorter piece across it near the top. In the past people were hung on crosses and left to die as a punishment.

CHRISTIAN SYMBOL
3. the Crosssingular the cross that Jesus Christ died on, used as a symbol of Christianity
4. countable an object, a design, a piece of jewellery, etc. in the shape of a cross, used as a symbol of Christianity
• She wore a small gold cross on a chain around her neck.

MEDAL
5. (usually Cross)countable a small decoration in the shape of a cross that is given to sb as an honour for doing sth very brave

MIXTURE
6. countable, usually singular ~ (between A and B) a mixture of two different things, breeds of animal, etc
• The play was a cross between a farce and a tragedy.
•A mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey.
see also ↑hybrid

IN SPORT
7. countable (in football ( ↑soccer ) or ↑hockey)a kick or hit of the ball across the field rather than up or down it
see also ↑Red Cross

Word Origin:
late Old English (in the sense ‘monument in the form of a cross’): from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux.

Example Bank:
•He was awarded the Victoria Cross for bravery.
•She wore a gold cross on a chain around her neck.
•The grave was marked with a stone cross.
•The priest blessed her, and made the sign of the cross over her.
•a deep cross from Beckham
•a painting of Christ on the cross
Idioms: ↑cross my heart ▪ ↑cross somebody's palm with silver ▪ ↑cross somebody's path ▪ ↑cross swords ▪ ↑cross that bridge when you come to it ▪ ↑cross your fingers ▪ ↑cross your mind ▪ ↑have a cross to bear ▪ ↑people's paths cross
Derived Word: ↑crossly
Derived: ↑cross over ▪ ↑cross somebody off ▪ ↑cross somebody off something ▪ ↑cross something out

verb

GO/PUT ACROSS
1. intransitive, transitive to go across; to pass or stretch from one side to the other
•~ (over) I waved and she crossed over (= crossed the road towards me).
•~ (over) (from…) (to/into…) We crossed from Dover to Calais.
•~ sth to cross a/the road
•to cross the sea/mountains
•to cross France by train
•The bridge crosses the River Dee.
•A look of annoyance crossed her face.
•They crossed the finishing line together (= in a race).
•~ over sth He crossed over the road and joined me.
2. intransitive to pass across each other
• The roads cross just outside the town.
• The straps cross over at the back and are tied at the waist.
•Our letters must have crossed in the mail (= each was sent before the other was received).
•We seem to have a crossed line (= a telephone call that interrupts another call because of a wrong connection).
3. transitive ~ sth to put or place sth across or over sth else
•to cross your arms/legs (= place one arm or leg over the other)
• She sat with her legs crossed.
•a flag with a design of two crossed keys

OPPOSE
4. transitive ~ sb to oppose sb or speak against them or their plans or wishes
• She's really nice until you cross her.
• (literary)He had been crossed in love (= the person he loved was not faithful to him).

MIX ANIMALS/PLANTS
5. transitive ~ A with B | ~ A and B to make two different types of animal breed together; to mix two types of plant to form a new one
•A mule is the product of a horse crossed with a donkey.
• (figurative)He behaved like an army officer crossed with a professor.

IN SPORT
6. intransitive (in football ( ↑soccer ) or ↑hockey)to kick or pass a ball sideways across the field

DRAW LINE
7. transitive ~ sth to draw a line across sth
•to cross your t's (= the letters in writing)
• (BrE)to cross a cheque (= to draw two lines across it so that it can only be paid through a bank account)

MAKE CHRISTIAN SYMBOL
8. transitive ~ yourself to make the sign of the cross (= the Christian symbol) on your chest
more at dot your i's and cross your t's at ↑dot _v., get your wires crossed at ↑wire _n.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late Old English (in the sense ‘monument in the form of a cross’): from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux.

Thesaurus:
cross verb I, T
•They crossed the mountains into France.
cut across sth • • cut through sth • |formal negotiate •
cross/cut through the hills/mountains
cross/negotiate a road/bridge
cross/cut across a field

Example Bank:
•Children must be taught to cross the road safely.
•Let's cross over now while the road is clear.
•She crossed to the door.
•They crossed from the States into Canada.
•They were arrested trying to cross the border.
•We crossed over the river into Sweden.
•A bridge crosses the river a few miles upstream.
•He crossed over from the other side of the road.
•It was the first time she had crossed the Atlantic.
•Our letters must have crossed in the mail.
•The ferry crosses from Portsmouth to Santander.
•They crossed the finishing line together.
•They crossed the mountains into Spain.
•We seem to have a crossed line.
•You have to be really careful crossing the road here.

adjective (cross·er, cross·est)~ (with sb) (especially BrE)
annoyed or quite angry
• I was cross with him for being late.
• Please don't get cross. Let me explain.

Word Origin:
late Old English (in the sense ‘monument in the form of a cross’): from Old Norse kross, from Old Irish cros, from Latin crux.

Synonyms:
angry
mad • indignant • cross • irate
These words all describe people feeling and/or showing anger.
angry • feeling or showing anger: ▪ Please don't be angry with me. ◇ ▪ Thousands of angry demonstrators filled the square.
mad • [not before noun] (informal, especially NAmE) angry: ▪ He ▪ got mad ▪ and walked out. ◇ ▪ She's ▪ mad at me ▪ for being late.
Mad is the usual word for ‘angry’ in informal American English. In British English, the phrase ‘go mad’ means ‘very angry’: ▪ Dad'll go mad when he sees what you've done. ‘Go mad’ can also mean ‘go crazy’ or ‘get very excited’.
indignant • feeling or showing anger and surprise because you think that you or sb else has been treated unfairly: ▪ She was very indignant at the way she had been treated.
cross • (especially BrE, rather informal) rather angry or annoyed: ▪ I was quite cross with him for being late.
This word is often used by or to children.
irate • very angry: ▪ irate customers ◇ ▪ an irate letter
Irate is not usually followed by a preposition: She was irate with me/about it.
angry/mad/indignant/cross about/at sth
angry/cross with sb (for doing sth)
angry/mad/indignant/cross that …
to get angry/mad/cross
to make sb angry/mad/cross

Example Bank:
•I'm going to get very cross before long.
•It really makes me cross to see people dropping litter in the street.
•She was quite cross with him for being late.
•She was very cross at the way she'd been treated.
•If you don't do as you're told I shall get very cross.
•She was so cross she couldn't speak.