across

1. PREP If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other. 过

She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed. 她走过地板躺在了床上。

He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy. 他看着卡尔横穿那条街道向汤米跑去。

2. ADV Across is also an adverb. 从一边到另一边[ADV after v]

Richard stood up and walked across to the window. 理查德站起来，走到了窗户那边。

3. PREP If something is situated or stretched across something else, it is situated or stretched from one side of it to the other. 跨越

...the floating bridge across Lake Washington in Seattle. …横跨西雅图华盛顿湖的浮桥。

He scrawled his name across the bill. 他在账单上草草地写了他的名字。

4. ADV Across is also an adverb. 跨越[ADV after v]

Trim toenails straight across using nail clippers. 用指甲刀整块地剪脚指甲。

5. PREP If something is lying across an object or place, it is resting on it and partly covering it. 在…上

She found her clothes lying across the chair. 她发现她的衣服平放在椅子上。

6. PREP Something that is across something such as a street, river, or area is on the other side of it. 在…另一边

Anyone from the houses across the road could see him. 在路另一边的那些房子里的任何一个人都能看到他。

7. ADV Across is also an adverb. 在对面

They parked across from the Castro Theatre. 他们在卡斯特罗剧院对面停了车。

8. PREP You use across to say that a particular expression is shown on someone's face. (表情) 在 (某人脸) 上

An enormous grin spread across his face. 一个灿烂的笑容绽开在他的脸上。

9. PREP If someone hits you across the face or head, they hit you on that part. (击打) 在…上

Graham hit him across the face with the gun, then pushed him against the wall. 格林厄姆用枪打在他的脸上，然后把他推到墙上。

10. PREP When something happens across a place or organization, it happens equally everywhere within it. 在…各处

The film opens across the country on December 11. 这部电影于12月11日在全国各地上映。

11. PREP When something happens across a political, religious, or social barrier, it involves people in different groups. 在…里

...parties competing across the political spectrum. …在政治领域里竞争的党派。

12. across the board→see board

13. ADV If you look across at a place, person, or thing, you look toward them. 向

He glanced across at his sleeping wife. 他瞥向睡着的妻子。

She rose from the chair and gazed across at him. 她从椅子上站起凝目朝他望去。

14. ADV Across is used in measurements to show the width of something. …宽[amount ADV]

This hand-decorated plate measures 14 inches across. 这个手绘盘子有14英寸宽。