1CROSSfrom one corner of something to the opposite corner 对角地,斜向地
Halve the potatoes crosswise.
把马铃薯斜向地切成两半。
2.CFtwo things that are placed crosswise are arranged to form the shape of an ‘x’ 交叉地,呈十字形地
Examples from the Corpus
crosswise• If it is cutcrosswise, across the bias of the cloth, which gives fluidity and firmness it will hangstraight.• Cut eight or nine slicescrosswise from each half, about the thickness of two pennies.• Put each half flatside down and cut crosswise into half-moon slices the same thickness as the onion slices.