cross
英 [kr?s]
美[kr?s]
- n. 交叉，十字；十字架，十字形物
- vi. 交叉；雜交；橫過
- vt. 雜交；渡過；使相交
- adj. 交叉的，相反的；乖戾的；生氣的
英英釋意
- 1. a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece
- 2. marking consisting of crossing lines
- 3. a cross as an emblem of Christianity; used in heraldry
- 4. any affliction that causes great suffering;
- "that is his cross to bear"
- "he bears his afflictions like a crown of thorns"
- 5. an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species;
- "a mule is a cross between a horse and a donkey"
- 6. (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids