【crossing音标】 英[ˈkrɒsɪŋ] 美[ˈkrɔ:sɪŋ]
【单词释义】 crossing是什么意思：
n.人行横道，十字路口；交叉，相交；横越；渡口
v.交叉(cross的现在分词)
[单词分级] 高考英语词汇
[单词复数] crossings
【关联词/派生词】
cross n.十字架；十字形(物) v.横跨；使相交 vt.穿过
crossroads n.十字路口
【单词例句】
◇ To avoid the Customs’ punishment, they hid in a small ferry called the North Pole Seagull, sitting back to back without sleeping, showering and shaving for 3 days, and had no chance to mourn their lost luggage when landing. The hardship of this crossing was apparent.
为了避开海关的惩处，他们躲在一艘叫“北极海鸥”的渡轮里，背靠背坐着，整整3天没有睡觉、洗澡和刮胡子，上岸的时候也没有机会心痛他们丢失的行李，这次横渡的艰辛是显而易见的。
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◇ Still, others argue that reverence for the fourth finger began as an early Christian ritual. While crossing themselves in an Orthodox Church, worshipers are expected to join the thumb with the index and middle fingers.
但仍有其他人争论说，对无名指的敬意源自基督教早期的一种仪式。在东正教教堂里画十字时，信徒们须将拇指和食指、中指相连。