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crosswise

/kraws-wahyz, kros-/US // ˈkrɔsˌwaɪz, ˈkrɒs- //UK // (ˈkrɒsˌwaɪz) //

横向,横向的,纵横交错,纵向

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Definitions

adv.副词 adverb
  1. 1
    • : across; transversely.
    • : contrarily.
    • : Archaic. in the form of a cross.
adj.形容词 adjective
  1. 1
    • : forming a cross; transverse.

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Examples

  • Cut the phyllo in half crosswise to make two (7 × 8½-inch) rectangles.

  • Using a mandoline or other vegetable slicer, shave the fennel crosswise into 1/3-inch-thick slices.

  • It was going directly toward the farmhouse, standing in the current, while the little boat was cutting it crosswise.

  • Panels may be woven either length-wise (step 8), crosswise (step 8), diagonally across the mat (step 4), or in zigzags (step 3).

  • As regards the winds from the north and south, they strike the rocks crosswise, and cause little surf in the passage.

  • The grain of the outside veneer runs lengthwise, while that of the inside piece runs crosswise.

  • In the meantime I had found a long stake, which I hung crosswise round his neck, and let him go loose with this ornament.