across

adv.

1. 从一边到另一边；横过；宽
   from one side to the other side
   1. It's too wide. We can't swim across.
      这太宽了，我们游不过去。
   2. The yard measures about 50 feet across.
      庭院宽约50英尺。
2. 从…的一边向…
   in a particular direction towards or at sb/sth
   1. When my name was called, he looked across at me.
      当叫到我名字的时候，他从那边朝我看过来。
3. 在对面；在对过
   opposite
   1. There's a school just across from our house.
      有一所学校就在我们房子对面。
4. 横写的
   written from side to side
   1. I can't do 3 across.
      我猜不出第3格横写的谜底。

prep.

1. 从…一边到另一边；横过
   from one side to the other side of sth
   1. He walked across the field.
      他走过田地。
   2. I drew a line across the page.
      我在这一页上画了一条横线。
   3. A grin spread across her face.
      她粲然一笑。
   4. Where's the nearest bridge across the river?
      过河最近的桥在哪儿？
2. 在…对面；在…对过
   on the other side of sth
   1. There's a bank right across the street.
      街对面就有一家银行。
3. 在（身体某部位）上
   on or over a part of the body
   1. He hit him across the face.
      他打了他的脸。
   2. It's too tight across the back.
      背部太紧。
4. 在…各处；遍及
   in every part of a place, group of people, etc.
   1. Her family is scattered across the country.
      她家中的人散居全国各地。
   2. This view is common across all sections of the community.
      该社群所有阶层的人普遍持有这种看法。

In addition to the uses shown below, across is used in phrasal verbs such as ‘come across’, ‘get across’, and ‘put across’.
除下列用法外，across还可用于come across, get across和put across等短语动词中。

1. PREP 从一边到另一边
   If someone or something goes across a place or a boundary, they go from one side of it to the other.
   1. She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed...
      她走过地板躺在了床上。
   2. He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy.
      他看着卡尔向街对面的汤米跑去。
   3. ...an expedition across Africa.
      横穿非洲的探险
   4. Across is also an adverb.
      
   5. Richard stood up and walked across to the window.
      理查德站起身走到了窗边。
2. PREP 横跨;横过;穿过
   If something is situated or stretched across something else, it is situated or stretched from one side of it to the other.
   1. ...the floating bridge across Lake Washington in Seattle...
      横跨在西雅图华盛顿湖上的浮桥
   2. He scrawled his name across the bill...
      他在账单上草草地签了名。
   3. Lucy had strung a banner across the wall saying 'Welcome Home Daddy'.
      露西在墙上挂了一条横幅，上面写着“欢迎爸爸回家”。
   4. Across is also an adverb.
      
   5. Trim toenails straight across using nail clippers.
      用指甲刀逐个修剪脚趾甲。
3. PREP （放置或覆盖）在…上
   If something is lying across an object or place, it is resting on it and partly covering it.
   1. She found her clothes lying across the chair...
      她发现自己的衣服堆放在椅子上。
   2. The wind pushed his hair across his face.
      他的发丝随风拂面。
4. PREP 在…对过；在…对面
   Something that is across something such as a street, river, or area is on the other side of it.
   1. Anyone from the houses across the road could see him...
      马路对面房子里的任何一个人都能看见他。
   2. When I saw you across the room I knew I'd met you before.
      我在房间那头看见你时就知道我曾见过你。
   3. Across is also an adverb.
      
   4. They parked across from the Castro Theatre...
      他们将车停在了卡斯特罗剧院对面。
   5. He pulled up a chair and sat down across from Michael.
      他拉过一把椅子，坐在了迈克尔的对面。
5. ADV 朝；向
   If you look across at a place, person, or thing, you look towards them.
   1. He glanced across at his sleeping wife...
      他朝熟睡的妻子看了一眼。
   2. She rose from the chair and gazed across at him.
      她从椅子上站起身，远远地看着他。
   3. ...breathtaking views across to the hills.
      山那边令人叹为观止的美景
6. PREP （表情展露）在（脸）上
   You use across to say that a particular expression is shown on someone's face.
   1. An enormous grin spread across his face...
      他咧着大嘴笑了。
   2. For a moment a shadow seemed to pass across Roy's face.
      一瞬间罗伊脸上似乎闪过一丝忧伤。
7. PREP （打）在（脸、头等部位）上
   If someone hits you across the face or head, they hit you on that part.
   1. Graham hit him across the face with the gun.
      格雷厄姆用枪击打他的脸部。
8. PREP 在…各处；遍及
   When something happens across a place or organization, it happens equally everywhere within it.
   1. The film 'Hook' opens across America on December 11...
      电影《铁钩船长》12月11日在美国全线上映。
   2. Thousands of farmers from across Europe have held a huge demonstration in the centre of Brussels...
      来自欧洲各地的数千农民在布鲁塞尔市中心举行了大规模的示威游行。
   3. 2,000 workers across all state agencies are to be fired by March 31st.
      2,000名分属各个国家机关的工作人员将在3月31日前被解雇。
9. 政治纷争中的各党派 → see: ...parties competing across the political spectrum...
10. ADV （测量时）宽…
    Across is used in measurements to show the width of something.
    1. This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across...
       这个手绘盘子直径为30厘米。
    2. The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.
       这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。

1. She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed
   她走过地板躺在了床上。
2. He watched Karl run across the street to Tommy.
   他看着卡尔向街对面的汤米跑去。
3. He scrawled his name across the bill
   他在账单上草草地签了名。
4. Lucy had strung a banner across the wall saying 'Welcome Home Daddy'.
   露西在墙上挂了一条横幅，上面写着“欢迎爸爸回家”。
5. She found her clothes lying across the chair
   她发现自己的衣服堆放在椅子上。
6. Anyone from the houses across the road could see him
   马路对面房子里的任何一个人都能看见他。
7. When I saw you across the room I knew I'd met you before.
   我在房间那头看见你时就知道我曾见过你。
8. He glanced across at his sleeping wife
   他朝熟睡的妻子看了一眼。
9. She rose from the chair and gazed across at him.
   她从椅子上站起身，远远地看着他。
10. An enormous grin spread across his face
    他咧着大嘴笑了。
11. For a moment a shadow seemed to pass across Roy's face.
    一瞬间罗伊脸上似乎闪过一丝忧伤。
12. Graham hit him across the face with the gun.
    格雷厄姆用枪击打他的脸部。
13. The film 'Hook' opens across America on December 11
    电影《铁钩船长》12月11日在美国全线上映。
14. Thousands of farmers from across Europe have held a huge demonstration in the centre of Brussels
    来自欧洲各地的数千农民在布鲁塞尔市中心举行了大规模的示威游行。
15. 2,000 workers across all state agencies are to be fired by March 31st.
    2,000名分属各个国家机关的工作人员将在3月31日前被解雇。
16. We want to promote cosmetics that appeal across the colour barrier.
    我们想推销各种肤色的人都喜欢的化妆品。
17. This hand-decorated plate measures 30cm across
    这个手绘盘子直径为30厘米。
18. The snails are no larger than one centimetre across.
    这些蜗牛体宽不超过1厘米。
19. They fled across the border.
    他们穿越边界逃走了。
20. They sailed across the Baltic and North Seas with only a compass to guide them.
    他们仅凭一个罗盘的指引驶过了波罗的海和北海。
21. She hit the last barrier and sprawled across the track.
    她撞上了最后一个跨栏，整个人趴在了跑道上。
22. I marched him across the room, down the hall and out onto the doorstep.
    我拽着他穿过房间和大厅，来到门阶上。
23. Protesters have been putting up barricades across a number of major intersections
    抗议者们在许多主要的十字路口设置了路障。
24. The survey used a random sample of two thousand people across England and Wales
    该调查在英格兰和威尔士随机抽样了2,000人。
25. We ran across some old friends in the village.
    我们在村里偶然碰见了一些老朋友。
26. I slapped him hard across the face
    我重重地掴了他一记耳光。
27. They drove across the river to New Hampshire on a hot tar road.
    他们沿着一条滚烫的柏油路开过了河，来到新罕布什尔州。
28. You should come across the river with us. Then you will really see what's what.
    你应该和我们一起过河，那时你就会了解实情了。
29. A branch whipped her across the cheek.
    一根树枝抽打到了她的脸颊。
30. The other day I came across a friend in the street.
    日前我在街上遇见了一位朋友。

adv

1. transversely
   1. the marble slabs were cut across

   Synonym:    crosswisecrossways

2. to the opposite side
   1. the football field was 300 feet across