across
adverb, preposition uk/əˈkrɒs/ us/əˈkrɑːs/
A2 从一边到另一边;穿过;横过
from one side to the other of something with clear limits, such as an area of land, a road, or a river
She walked across the field/road. 她穿过田野／横过马路。
They're building a new bridge across the river. 他们正在河上修建新桥。
When I reached the river, I simply swam across. 到河边后，我直接游了过去。
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- He folded his arms across his chest.
- Her books and clothes were packed into chests and shipped across to Canada.
- Their hoofs threw up clods of earth as they galloped across the field.
- On the eastern horizon, a huge cloud of smoke from burning oil tanks stretched across the sky.
- Quigley clouted me smartly across the side of the head.
across
preposition uk/əˈkrɒs/ us/əˈkrɑːs/
A2 在…的另一边;在…的对面
on the opposite side of
The library is just across the road. 图书馆就在马路对面。
在…各处;在整个…;遍及
in every part of a particular place or country
Voting took place peacefully across most of the country. 在这个国家大部分地区，选举进行得井然有序。
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- There is a small wood just across the river.
- Across the valley, troops were gathering.
- Across the world, people are praying for peace.
- My school is just across the road from where I live.
- His workshop is just across the courtyard.