criss-cross

[ˈkrɪs krɒs]

n. 十字号

adj. 纵横交错的；十字形的

criss-cross
noun
a pattern of intersecting straight lines or paths
十字形；交叉形
the blotting paper was marked with a criss-cross of different inks.
吸墨纸上有不同颜色墨水形成的十字形渍。adjective
(of a pattern) containing a number of straight lines or paths which intersect each other
（图案）十字形的
the streets ran in a regular criss-cross pattern.
街道呈正规的十字形。adverb
in a pattern of intersecting straight lines
十字形地；交叉地
the swords were strung criss-cross on his back.
剑被交叉地绑在他的背上。verb
[with obj.](一般作be criss-crossed)form a pattern of intersecting lines or paths on (a place)
交叉；成十字
the green hill was criss-crossed with a network of sheep tracks.
绿色的山丘上布满了交叉的牧羊小径。
翻译：[no obj.](of straight lines or paths) intersect repeatedly
（笔直的路线）重复交叉
the smaller streets criss-crossed in a grid pattern.
小街道交叉成格子形状。
翻译：move or travel around (a place) by going back and forth repeatedly
重复往来于；不断奔波于
the President criss-crossed America.
总统在美国不断奔波。语源
early 17th cent. (denoting a figure of a cross preceding the alphabet in a hornbook): from Christ-cross (in the same sense in late Middle English), from Christ's cross. The form was later treated as a reduplication of cross