crossing
英 ['krɒsɪŋ]
美 ['krɔsɪŋ]
- n.交差点；交錯；十字路
- v. 交差（クロスの現在分詞）
英語の語源
- crossing (n.)
- 1530s, "a marking with a cross," verbal noun from cross (v.). From 1570s as "action of passing across;" 1630s as "place where (a river, a road, etc.) is crossed;" from 1690s as "intersection" (originally of streets). Meaning "action of crossing out by drawing crossed lines through" is from 1650s. Crossing-gate is from 1876.
例文
- 1. Our reporter spent the night crossing the border from Austria into Slovenia.
- 私たちの記者は一晩をかけて、オーストリア国境を越えてスロベニアに入りました。
- 2.Today at the crossing there were swarms of tourists taking photographs.
- 今日は交差点で大勢の観光客が写真を撮っています。
- 3.His van allegedly struck the two as they were crossing a street.
- 彼のトラックはその2人が道路を渡っていたときに衝突したという。
- 4.They were crossing from lane to lane,cutting everyone up.
- 彼らは絶えず車線を転換し、すべての車を強引に追い越した。
- 5.He was knocked down on a pedestrian crossing .
- 横断歩道ではねられた。