cross * off +
劃掉，刪去 (名單上的項目)
She crossed him off her Christmas card list after they argued.
The children say their names, and you cross them off.
cross * out +
(在書寫中) 給…打叉，給…劃道線；劃掉
She crossed out her mistakes and wrote the correct answers above them.
Just cross out the old address.
cross * up
使混淆；蒙蔽
The treasure map was deliberately drawn to cross us up.
cruise through +
輕易通過 (考試等)；(在比賽中) 輕鬆獲勝
He cruised through the exam.
crumb down
(餐廳、咖啡店等) 清理餐桌
The waiter crumbed down before the coffee was served.
cry off +
取消承諾；打退堂鼓
I’ve got to work tonight; can I cry off going out for dinner?
cry out
(疼痛時或在吃驚或擔心時) 大叫，大聲喊叫
He cried out when he dropped the box on his toes.
cut across +
抄近路穿過 (某個地方)
It’ll be quicker if we cut across the park.
We cut across the field to save time.
cut across +
影響到 (兩個或多個不同的群體、階層等)
The issue cuts across social backgrounds as it affects us all equally. (這問題的影響跨越了社會背景；它對每個人都有影響)
These problems cut across class boundaries. (這些問題是跨界影響的)
cut * back +
削減，縮減
The firm cut back production because sales were sluggish.
cut back on +
削減 (開銷、開支、支出)
The government has decided to cut back on spending on the armed forces.
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