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at the crossing
指道路交叉口或人行横道处。
Turn left at the crossing.
在十字路口左转。
交叉路口；交叉点；（河、铁路、公路等的）横穿处
crossings — plural of crossing
先理解核心含义，再看它在真实句子里的用法。
交叉路口；交叉点；（河、铁路、公路等的）横穿处
a place or point where roads, lines, tracks, or a river/railroad/highway can be crossed; an intersection
Turn left at the crossing.
在十字路口左转。
杂交育种
Cross-breeding.
穿越
traveling across
反对；阻挠
Opposition; thwarting.
溪流中可涉水而过的浅滩
a shallow area in a stream that can be forded
Always use the pedestrian crossing when crossing the street.
过马路时一定要走人行横道。
Turn left at the next crossing.
在下一个十字路口左转。
The river crossing was dangerous due to the strong current.
由于水流湍急，渡河很危险。
指道路交叉口或人行横道处。
Turn left at the crossing.
在十字路口左转。
指航行或徒步穿越水域或区域。
The ship made a safe crossing of the Atlantic.
这艘船安全横渡了大西洋。
指专门为行人设置的道路交叉设施。
Use the pedestrian crossing to cross the street.
使用人行横道过马路。
Not this
I met him in the crossing.
Use this
I met him at the crossing.
表示具体地点（如十字路口、人行横道）时，英语用介词at，而不用in；in表示在某个空间内部，不符合crossing的语义。
Not this
I need to crossing the street.
Use this
I need to cross the street.
need to后应接动词原形，crossing是名词，不能用作谓语；应使用动词cross表示“穿过”的动作。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
人行横道
Please use the pedestrian crossing to cross the road safely.
请走人行横道安全过马路。
平交道口
The train came through the level crossing without stopping.
火车没有停就驶过了平交道口。
边境口岸
We had to show our passports at the border crossing.
在边境口岸我们得出示护照。
过河点
There is a river crossing for cars about a mile downstream.
下游约一英里处有一个汽车过河点。
远洋横渡
The ship made an ocean crossing from Southampton to New York.
这艘船从南安普敦到纽约进行了远洋横渡。
交通协管员
The crossing guard helped the children cross the street.
交通协管员帮助孩子们过马路。
跨过卢比孔河（比喻做出无法回头的决定）
By announcing his candidacy, he crossed the Rubicon.
通过宣布参选，他做出了无法回头的决定。
越界（行为超出可接受范围）
His rude comments crossed the line.
他粗鲁的评论越界了。
偶遇（不期而遇）
We kept crossing paths at the conference.
我们在会议上频频偶遇。
我们正在交叉流！
In the 1984 film 'Ghostbusters', the team simultaneously fires their proton packs at the ghostly entity, crossing the streams and causing a massive explosion. This line has become iconic in pop culture.
在1984年的电影《捉鬼敢死队》中，团队同时向鬼魂实体发射质子背包，交叉了流，引发巨大爆炸。这句台词已成为流行文化中的标志性语句。
Use crossings naturally, then get feedback on meaning, tone, grammar, and phrasing.
Revisit a common error or keep this word in your review list.
十字路口像十字架，过马路要走人行横道。
语域：neutral 常见场景：pedestrian crossing、street intersection 通常指行人过街通道或道路交叉点，中性语体。
常指交叉路口或人行横道。
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