- a place where you can safely cross a road, a river, etc., or from one country to another（通过道路、河流等的）安全通行处；人行横道；渡口；（从一国到另一国的）过境处
- The child was killed when a car failed to stop at the crossing.汽车在人行横道线未能停车，结果把小孩撞死了。🔊🔊
- The next crossing point is a long way downstream.下一个渡口在下游方向很远的地方。🔊🔊
- He was arrested by guards at the border crossing.他在边境过境处被卫兵逮捕。🔊🔊
see also level crossing, pedestrian crossing, pelican crossing, railroad crossing, zebra crossingExtra Examples- They were stopped and searched at the border crossing.他们在边境过境处被拦下来搜查。
- We were caught at the grade crossing.我们在平交道口被抓住了。
- the main crossing point on the border边境上的主要过境点
- The crossing has been closed to traffic since April.自四月以来，过境点一直禁止通行。
Topics Transport by car or lorryb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivecrossing + nounpreposition- at a/the crossing
- on a/the crossing
See full entry - a journey across a sea or a wide river（海洋或宽阔江河的）横渡
- a three-hour ferry crossing三小时的轮渡
- a rough crossing from Dover to Calais从多佛尔到加来波涛汹涌的横渡
- the first Atlantic crossing首次横渡大西洋
Extra Examples- There are six ferry crossings a day.一天有六趟轮渡。
- The price includes accommodation and ferry crossing.票价包括住铺位和轮渡费。
- You can only make the crossing in good weather.你只能在天气好的时候进行横渡。
- a very rough crossing from England to Ireland从英格兰到爱尔兰的一次艰难横渡
- She looked at the sea and knew it would be a rough crossing.她看着大海，知道那将是一个艰难的穿越。
- The ferry crossing will take three hours.轮渡航程要三个小时。
- The ship held the record for the fastest Atlantic crossing.这艘船保持着以最快的速度横渡大西洋的记录。
- We discussed our plans during the crossing.在横渡期间我们讨论了计划。
Topics Transport by waterb2Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectiveverb + crossingpreposition- during a/the crossing
- crossing from
- crossing to
- …
See full entry - an act of going from one side to another穿越；横越
- attempted crossings of the border穿越边境未遂