a place where two roads, two railway lines, or a road and a railway line cross 交叉点;十字路口 ■[mass noun]the action of crossing something 横越;横跨 the crossing of the Pennines. 横越奔宁山脉。 ■a journey across water in a ship 横渡 a short ferry crossing. 短程轮渡。 ■a place at which one may safely cross something, especially a street (尤指街道的)横道;横穿处 ■a place at which one can cross a border between countries 跨越国界处 ■(Architecture)the intersection of a church nave and the transepts (建筑)十字形教堂的中殿和耳堂交叉处