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		Definition of cross-country in English: cross-countryadjectiveˌkrɒsˈkʌntriˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri 1Across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks. 越野的 越野竞走。 Example sentencesExamples -  Around town, the vehicle always feels nippy and there is sufficient in reserve to undertake cross-country journeys without the slightest complaint.
 -  The gearbox also has a low-range function - useful for towing cross-country.
 -  He meets three men during a cross-country hike along a railroad track.
 -  It is easier than the showjumping medal event, but tough on a horse that has completed the arduous cross-country section just the day before.
 -  For some reason, the first people to start walking towards the centre bypassed the roadblock and headed cross-country, making a beeline for the fence closest to the place where detainees were protesting.
 -  The first cousin to the tank: an armed and armoured, wheeled military vehicle, with a good road and limited cross-country ability.
 -  Five days of riding, a full day hike, and some short cross-country walks.
 -  One of the unique advantages is its remarkable cross-country capability through its specially designed suspension system.
 -  The daily trek was two miles each way and taking the cross-country route they traversed five fields.
 -  Taking a lady's racing bike cross-country over mud-churned cow paddocks is probably not in the manufacturer's recommendations.
 -  Armies made some use of lorries and staff cars, but practical cross-country vehicles, good roads and an associated infrastructure simply did not exist.
 -  In the summer, the hills offer a full range of mountain-biking opportunities, from serious alpine to cross-country routes.
 -  The day began with a short communion service followed by breakfast and a walk down the cross-country bridleway.
 -  Hopping over boulders for half-an-hour was a different type of cross-country travel, after re-discovering the leg muscles needed for a prolonged descent.
 -  He does considerable cross-country driving, and wants comfort.
 -  It was like I was walking cross-country with a full glass of water, juggling with the other hand, and on a unicycle.
 
 - 1.1 Relating to or denoting skiing over relatively flat countryside, as opposed to down mountain slopes.
越野滑雪的 越野竞走。 Example sentencesExamples -  It would have been enough to send many Finnish boys running to the relative safety of cross-country skiing or even ice-hockey.
 -  Although the snow on downhill and cross-country courses can look smooth on television, under the microscope snow crystals are jagged and have varying water contents.
 -  A cross-country skier herself, she advocates massage before hitting the trail.
 -  We'll stay in Oslo for a few days and then head up to a cabin in the mountains to try cross-country skiing.
 -  Winter sports include Nordic and cross-country skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey.
 -  If you can combine cross-country skiing and target shooting, why not chess and boxing?
 -  To get a taste of Olympic cross-country skiing, I didn't balk at a longer drive.
 -  Our couples can also try night skiing, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, sleigh rides, ice climbing and snowboarding.
 -  He loves Alaska, as do his two children who grew up fishing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing to school.
 -  The aim is to provide novice mountaineers with the basic skills and techniques of cross-country skiing, snow survival, mountaineering, and ice climbing.
 -  Getting out onto a well-lit ski trail is one of the most pleasurable additions to cross-country skiing in recent years.
 -  Many offer cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, sledding, horseback riding, and nature watching.
 -  There's no need for bulky ‘ski suits’ and the scenery in which cross-country skiing takes place in is breathtakingly spectacular.
 -  As in traditional competition, biathlon consists of cross-country skiing and shooting.
 -  You don't need a mountain for cross-country skiing, just a snow covered area.
 -  One of the most exciting events was the biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing with shooting at targets at a range of 50m.
 -  She once devoted an article to the pleasures and benefits of cross-country skiing.
 -  It's best described as cross-country skiing without the skis.
 -  And cross-country skiing, or ski du fond, is one of the finest ways ever devised of experiencing that sense of well being only achieved through a good work out amongst sublime scenery.
 -  The town has been busy this summer making preparations for cross-country skiing.
 
  
 2Not keeping to main or direct roads, routes, or railway lines. 不走大路的;不走直道的;不沿铁路线的  an awkward, cross-country journey by train 一次难办的、不走大路走小路的火车旅行。 as adverb we drove cross-country to a family reunion 我们沿着小路开车去参加家庭团聚。 Example sentencesExamples -  To fly to Cuito requires a five-hour cross-country journey to the airport.
 -  There is also an attractive cross-country route to the hall.
 -  From its base we could explore the headwaters of the stream leading back to camp for our cross-country route into Wallace Creek, to the north.
 -  Steeple-chasing derived from horses racing each other cross-country to the nearest church steeple.
 -  We follow a cross-country route east, exploring a rarely visited section of the refuge.
 -  Explore a remote corner of Texas' frontera country via rarely used trails and cross-country routes.
 -  Our trip is a combination of trail and cross-country travel through remote backcountry.
 -  The last thing I should be doing in my condition is heading cross-country on the back of a donkey.
 -  When attacking from the march the troops reach the attack line by roads, cross-country tracks and along the most accessible routes.
 -  He persuaded me that we, too, should take in Mt. Whitney while scouting a cross-country route to our next camp.
 -  From there, he'll spend the next week traveling cross-country to Boston.
 -  Like someone who has set out to navigate a complicated and dangerous cross-country journey, I was astonished to find the steering wheel moving expertly of its own accord.
 -  He travelled on the motorway rather than taking a cross-country route.
 -  He arrived after a marathon cross-country drive.
 
 - 2.1US  Travelling to many different parts of a country.
〈主美〉去全国各地旅行的  a whirlwind cross-country tour 一次旋风式的全国各地游。 Example sentencesExamples -  The film catalogues his cross-country journey to confront old flames and discover the truth in a poignantly comedic way.
 -  The daughter accompanies her father on a cross-country journey.
 -  And polls show the President's cross-country tour has not boosted support for private accounts a bit.
 -  The movie's plot involves the cross-country journey that ensues when his bicycle is stolen.
 -  It was the unexpected pot of gold at the end of his cross-country journey.
 -  Today, they embarked on a cross-country tour called ‘Believe In America.’
 -  Get in touch with your inner travel bug - it can be as easy as exploring the next town over from yours or as complicated as convincing the folks that the family should take a cross-country trip.
 -  He will be going on a cross-country tour.
 -  For one thing, cheap travel will become a thing of the past - goodbye backpacking trips to Bali and cross-country road trips.
 -  In December she's publishing a 2006 calendar, photographed on a 10-day cross-country road trip.
 -  His cross-country road trip started last Friday am and he's now West of Albequerque heading for Reno.
 -  Whether your adventure is a weekend at the cottage, a camping getaway or a cross-country road trip, be prepared before you buckle up and head out on the highway.
 -  He's in the middle of a cross-country tour, speaking to business leaders.
 -  This will give me the perfect excuse to do my cross-country travelling.
 -  He leaves home on his son's third birthday and begins a cross-country road trip to try to answer some of his nagging questions about himself.
 -  Joining Mark on his cross-country journey are two more DJs.
 -  Later, they embark on a cross-country journey.
 -  For example, here's a handy little guide I made for you to reference before embarking on any tedious cross-country road trip.
 -  He is taking time off for a cross-country tour with his new stage show.
 -  The President was back in the state where he spent that fateful morning, before being flown off on a zig-zag cross-country journey which finally took him back to Washington.
 
  
 
 nounˌkrɒsˈkʌntriˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri mass nounThe sport of cross-country running, riding, skiing, or motoring. 越野运动(如越野赛跑或骑马、滑雪、驾车)  skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country 在落基山脉滑雪是一种令人愉快的速降滑雪和越野滑雪的结合。 Example sentencesExamples -  An Olympic cross-country track is also a long-term plan, as are mounted patrols.
 -  The students have an aptitude for all sporting activities including athletics, football, basketball and cross-country.
 -  Most noticeable were the cross-country and track and field team.
 -  It's not seen as a punishment in the same way that cross-country is.
 -  He ran cross-country for Lancashire, but although he was a good standard he didn't enjoy it and his heart really wasn't in it.
 -  The former cross-country champion has created quite a stir since she began training for a marathon debut.
 -  There are many elements that make team sports like cross-country fun.
 -  He has showed great ability on roads, cross-country and track.
 -  This event, unusually, also included two outdoor events javelin and cross-country.
 -  This year, he helped usher in girls' ninth grade basketball and cross-country.
 -  ‘Our dressage and cross-country was good, but our show jumping was not so hot,’ she said.
 -  His least favourite sport is cross-country and I must admit I share his opinion on this.
 -  If your horse's long, flowing mane gets in the way when you're doing dressage or cross-country, try a running plait.
 -  But world cross-country champion Radcliffe says she has learnt from those experiences and has come back a better athlete.
 -  I know that much of my own coaching time is absorbed in training youths for cross-country, fell-racing and middle distance track.
 -  In the meantime, cross-country is her main focus.
 -  There's downhill, slalom, cross-country and so forth.
 -  The Harriers welcomes new members of all ages and abilities and caters for road, cross-country and track and field, as well as providing a full social programme.
 -  The entire team starts training in September, while the distance runners compete in cross-country.
 -  It is also important for schools to offer a wide range of sports, not just the traditional football, rugby, hockey, netball, cross-country and cricket.
 
    Definition of cross-country in US English: cross-countryadjectiveˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri 1Across fields or countryside, as opposed to on roads or tracks. 越野的 越野竞走。 Example sentencesExamples -  Hopping over boulders for half-an-hour was a different type of cross-country travel, after re-discovering the leg muscles needed for a prolonged descent.
 -  He meets three men during a cross-country hike along a railroad track.
 -  In the summer, the hills offer a full range of mountain-biking opportunities, from serious alpine to cross-country routes.
 -  Armies made some use of lorries and staff cars, but practical cross-country vehicles, good roads and an associated infrastructure simply did not exist.
 -  The first cousin to the tank: an armed and armoured, wheeled military vehicle, with a good road and limited cross-country ability.
 -  One of the unique advantages is its remarkable cross-country capability through its specially designed suspension system.
 -  It is easier than the showjumping medal event, but tough on a horse that has completed the arduous cross-country section just the day before.
 -  He does considerable cross-country driving, and wants comfort.
 -  Taking a lady's racing bike cross-country over mud-churned cow paddocks is probably not in the manufacturer's recommendations.
 -  For some reason, the first people to start walking towards the centre bypassed the roadblock and headed cross-country, making a beeline for the fence closest to the place where detainees were protesting.
 -  It was like I was walking cross-country with a full glass of water, juggling with the other hand, and on a unicycle.
 -  The daily trek was two miles each way and taking the cross-country route they traversed five fields.
 -  Five days of riding, a full day hike, and some short cross-country walks.
 -  The day began with a short communion service followed by breakfast and a walk down the cross-country bridleway.
 -  The gearbox also has a low-range function - useful for towing cross-country.
 -  Around town, the vehicle always feels nippy and there is sufficient in reserve to undertake cross-country journeys without the slightest complaint.
 
 - 1.1 Relating to or denoting the sport of running, riding, or driving along a course in the countryside, as opposed to around a track.
(赛跑、骑马或驾车等)越野运动的 Example sentencesExamples -  He's one of the country's top cross-country runners.
 -  As an athlete, she participated in track and field, cross-country running, badminton and basketball, giving the latter sport the nod as her favourite.
 -  If he clicked on the sports section of college's website, he would see not aristocratic sons pounding along the cross-country course, but young women jogging on treadmills in a gym.
 -  Originating in Scandinavia, the sport involves cross-country running through unfamiliar terrain, while reading a map to find your way.
 -  Other popular sports include horse racing, hockey, cross-country running, tennis, swimming, and other water sports.
 -  The cross-country course at the Olympic Games was not difficult enough.
 -  A cross-country runner, he served as sports editor of his school paper during the past school year.
 -  This popular event, run over almost four miles, takes place on the cross-country course and comprises a variety of jumps.
 -  He competes in three-day eventing, which consists of three different tests: dressage, showjumping and a cross-country course.
 -  They bravely put their pain and discomfort to the back of their minds to complete the tough cross-country course.
 -  Ben showed great determination and skill over both courses putting up seven faults in show-jumping and a superb clear over the cross-country course.
 -  I visited the course some weeks ago and it is a really good cross-country course, with some great hills that are not too steep and underfoot conditions should be good.
 -  If you intend doing more cross-country driving or competitions involving marathons, then a backstep is a must.
 -  The cross-country course provided a welcome challenge for riders.
 -  She finished the 26-mile cross-country course in St Moritz in six hours 56 minutes.
 -  The landscape around the centre provides 13 km of endurance tracks and tracks for cross-country riding.
 -  The fateful riding accident happened in a cross-country event in Virginia in May 1995.
 -  He is building a reputation as a designer of cross-country courses for eventing testing.
 -  The estate also offers a challenging cross-country course, an outdoor arena and show-jumping area.
 -  I haven't had a chance to check the course for my own race, but I know the course for the championships and it's a great cross-country course.
 
  - 1.2 Relating to or denoting skiing over relatively flat or mountainous terrain, as opposed to skiing only downhill.
越野滑雪的 Example sentencesExamples -  The aim is to provide novice mountaineers with the basic skills and techniques of cross-country skiing, snow survival, mountaineering, and ice climbing.
 -  Winter sports include Nordic and cross-country skiing, ice skating, and ice hockey.
 -  If you can combine cross-country skiing and target shooting, why not chess and boxing?
 -  Our couples can also try night skiing, cross-country skiing, snow shoeing, sleigh rides, ice climbing and snowboarding.
 -  Getting out onto a well-lit ski trail is one of the most pleasurable additions to cross-country skiing in recent years.
 -  It's best described as cross-country skiing without the skis.
 -  To get a taste of Olympic cross-country skiing, I didn't balk at a longer drive.
 -  She once devoted an article to the pleasures and benefits of cross-country skiing.
 -  The town has been busy this summer making preparations for cross-country skiing.
 -  One of the most exciting events was the biathlon, which combines cross-country skiing with shooting at targets at a range of 50m.
 -  It would have been enough to send many Finnish boys running to the relative safety of cross-country skiing or even ice-hockey.
 -  Although the snow on downhill and cross-country courses can look smooth on television, under the microscope snow crystals are jagged and have varying water contents.
 -  Many offer cross-country skiing, snowboarding, ice-skating, sledding, horseback riding, and nature watching.
 -  A cross-country skier herself, she advocates massage before hitting the trail.
 -  And cross-country skiing, or ski du fond, is one of the finest ways ever devised of experiencing that sense of well being only achieved through a good work out amongst sublime scenery.
 -  He loves Alaska, as do his two children who grew up fishing, snowboarding and cross-country skiing to school.
 -  As in traditional competition, biathlon consists of cross-country skiing and shooting.
 -  There's no need for bulky ‘ski suits’ and the scenery in which cross-country skiing takes place in is breathtakingly spectacular.
 -  We'll stay in Oslo for a few days and then head up to a cabin in the mountains to try cross-country skiing.
 -  You don't need a mountain for cross-country skiing, just a snow covered area.
 
  
 2Not keeping to main or direct roads, routes, or railroad lines. 不走大路的;不走直道的;不沿铁路线的  mine shafts camouflaged by vegetation have swallowed up more than one cross-country hiker as adverb if you are traveling cross-country, choose where you walk with care Example sentencesExamples -  We follow a cross-country route east, exploring a rarely visited section of the refuge.
 -  He travelled on the motorway rather than taking a cross-country route.
 -  Explore a remote corner of Texas' frontera country via rarely used trails and cross-country routes.
 -  From there, he'll spend the next week traveling cross-country to Boston.
 -  Like someone who has set out to navigate a complicated and dangerous cross-country journey, I was astonished to find the steering wheel moving expertly of its own accord.
 -  He persuaded me that we, too, should take in Mt. Whitney while scouting a cross-country route to our next camp.
 -  He arrived after a marathon cross-country drive.
 -  Steeple-chasing derived from horses racing each other cross-country to the nearest church steeple.
 -  There is also an attractive cross-country route to the hall.
 -  To fly to Cuito requires a five-hour cross-country journey to the airport.
 -  From its base we could explore the headwaters of the stream leading back to camp for our cross-country route into Wallace Creek, to the north.
 -  The last thing I should be doing in my condition is heading cross-country on the back of a donkey.
 -  When attacking from the march the troops reach the attack line by roads, cross-country tracks and along the most accessible routes.
 -  Our trip is a combination of trail and cross-country travel through remote backcountry.
 
 - 2.1US  Traveling to many different parts of a country.
〈主美〉去全国各地旅行的  a whirlwind cross-country tour 一次旋风式的全国各地游。 Example sentencesExamples -  Today, they embarked on a cross-country tour called ‘Believe In America.’
 -  His cross-country road trip started last Friday am and he's now West of Albequerque heading for Reno.
 -  Later, they embark on a cross-country journey.
 -  He leaves home on his son's third birthday and begins a cross-country road trip to try to answer some of his nagging questions about himself.
 -  The film catalogues his cross-country journey to confront old flames and discover the truth in a poignantly comedic way.
 -  This will give me the perfect excuse to do my cross-country travelling.
 -  It was the unexpected pot of gold at the end of his cross-country journey.
 -  He is taking time off for a cross-country tour with his new stage show.
 -  The President was back in the state where he spent that fateful morning, before being flown off on a zig-zag cross-country journey which finally took him back to Washington.
 -  Whether your adventure is a weekend at the cottage, a camping getaway or a cross-country road trip, be prepared before you buckle up and head out on the highway.
 -  He's in the middle of a cross-country tour, speaking to business leaders.
 -  The daughter accompanies her father on a cross-country journey.
 -  And polls show the President's cross-country tour has not boosted support for private accounts a bit.
 -  For one thing, cheap travel will become a thing of the past - goodbye backpacking trips to Bali and cross-country road trips.
 -  He will be going on a cross-country tour.
 -  Get in touch with your inner travel bug - it can be as easy as exploring the next town over from yours or as complicated as convincing the folks that the family should take a cross-country trip.
 -  In December she's publishing a 2006 calendar, photographed on a 10-day cross-country road trip.
 -  The movie's plot involves the cross-country journey that ensues when his bicycle is stolen.
 -  Joining Mark on his cross-country journey are two more DJs.
 -  For example, here's a handy little guide I made for you to reference before embarking on any tedious cross-country road trip.
 
  
 
 nounˈˌkrɔs ˈkəntri 1A cross-country race or competition. 越野赛跑(或比赛) Example sentencesExamples -  The cross-country saw the main Irish challenger in the six-country competition come into sharp focus as the time played the major factor.
 -  It was after the world junior cross-country in 1991.
 -  For the first time a human has won the annual 22-mile Man versus Horse cross-country held in Mid-Wales each year.
 -  The final mandatory jog would take place 45 minutes after a given horse had finished the cross-country.
 -  His next race is the world junior cross-country in France in two weeks time.
 -  Many thanks to everyone who turned out to give them complete teams - this was the first cross-country for many of them.
 -  Looking back on the last year, I have run for England and won the North cross-country, so things are moving forward.
 -  Years later I would use this advice down a snowy hill in Boston to win the world junior cross-country.
 -  Three weeks ago he was fifth, and the top-placed Briton, at the Great North cross-country in Newcastle.
 -  There is a 5k fun run/walk, a 3k junior run/walk, a wheelchair race and a kids' mini cross-country.
 -  It was more of a trail race rather then a cross-country.
 -  A teenage boy happily wins both the horse sprint and cross-country, gladly collecting his monetary prize.
 -  He won the under-18 cross-country in a new record time.
 -  The following day, Ian ran in another cross-country.
 -  In between is the most gruelling test, the cross-country.
 -  She was 50th in her first cross-country for the club.
 -  They staged the final cross-country of the season.
 -  He also finished 3rd in the cross-country in Cardiff on Sunday, 14th January.
 -  He ran the cross-country, with more than 120 participating.
 -  He has won numerous titles at cross-country, road and track.
 
 - 1.1 The sport of cross-country running, riding, skiing, or driving.
越野运动(如越野赛跑或骑马、滑雪、驾车)  skiing in the Rockies is a pleasant mix of downhill and cross-country 在落基山脉滑雪是一种令人愉快的速降滑雪和越野滑雪的结合。 Example sentencesExamples -  I know that much of my own coaching time is absorbed in training youths for cross-country, fell-racing and middle distance track.
 -  An Olympic cross-country track is also a long-term plan, as are mounted patrols.
 -  The students have an aptitude for all sporting activities including athletics, football, basketball and cross-country.
 -  ‘Our dressage and cross-country was good, but our show jumping was not so hot,’ she said.
 -  It's not seen as a punishment in the same way that cross-country is.
 -  There's downhill, slalom, cross-country and so forth.
 -  He ran cross-country for Lancashire, but although he was a good standard he didn't enjoy it and his heart really wasn't in it.
 -  In the meantime, cross-country is her main focus.
 -  His least favourite sport is cross-country and I must admit I share his opinion on this.
 -  The former cross-country champion has created quite a stir since she began training for a marathon debut.
 -  It is also important for schools to offer a wide range of sports, not just the traditional football, rugby, hockey, netball, cross-country and cricket.
 -  Most noticeable were the cross-country and track and field team.
 -  There are many elements that make team sports like cross-country fun.
 -  If your horse's long, flowing mane gets in the way when you're doing dressage or cross-country, try a running plait.
 -  The Harriers welcomes new members of all ages and abilities and caters for road, cross-country and track and field, as well as providing a full social programme.
 -  He has showed great ability on roads, cross-country and track.
 -  This event, unusually, also included two outdoor events javelin and cross-country.
 -  The entire team starts training in September, while the distance runners compete in cross-country.
 -  But world cross-country champion Radcliffe says she has learnt from those experiences and has come back a better athlete.
 -  This year, he helped usher in girls' ninth grade basketball and cross-country.
 
  
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