across (adverb, preposition)

across S1 adverb , preposition

across is one of 3000 most frequent words in spoken and written English.

across เป็นคำหนึ่งในบรรดาคำที่ถูกใช้บ่อยที่สุด 3000 คำในภาษาอังกฤษทั้งในภาษาพูดและภาษาเขียน

1 from one side of something to the other: จากด้านหนึ่งของสิ่งใดไปยังอีกด้านหนึ่ง

Example:

the first flight across the Atlantic

They ran straight across the road (= without stopping ) .

We’ll have to swim across.

We’d got halfway across before Philip realized he’d left his money at home.

We gazed across the valley.

2 towards someone or something on the other side of an area: ไปยังผู้ใดหรือสิ่งใดบนอีกด้านหนึ่งของพื้นที่

Example:

There’s Brendan. Why don’t you go across and say hello?

across to/at

The referee looked across at his linesman before awarding the penalty.

He walked across to where I was sitting.

3 used to say that something exists or reaches from one side of an area to the other: ใช้เพื่อพูดว่าสิ่งใดมีอยู่หรือมาจากด้านหนึ่งของพื้นที่ไปยังอีกด้านหนึ่ง

Example:

a deep crack across the ceiling

the only bridge across the river

Do you think this shirt is too tight across the shoulders?

Someone’s parked right across the entrance to the driveway.

4 on the opposite side of something: บนด้านตรงข้ามของสิ่งใด

Example:

My best friend lives across the road.

He knew that just across the border lay freedom.

across (something) from somebody/something

Across the street from where we’re standing, you can see the old churchyard.

the woman sitting across from me (= opposite me ) on the train

5 in every part of a country, organization etc: ในทุกส่วนของประเทศ

Example:

a TV series that became popular across five continents

Teachers are expected to teach a range of subjects right across the curriculum.

6 used to show how wide something is ใช้เพื่อแสดงว่าสิ่งใดกว้างเท่าไร

Example:

ten feet/five metres etc across

The river is 2 kilometres across.