cross-country

• 副词，用于体育和旅行语境，表示“穿过田野或开阔地带，而不是沿着道路”。描述直接穿越自然地形进行移动或旅行，常用于跑步、滑雪或骑行。

An adverb used in sports and travel contexts meaning "across fields or open country rather than on roads." It describes movement or travel that goes directly over natural terrain, often used in reference to running, skiing, or cycling.

1. Across the countrysideB1formal

   Moving or traveling directly across fields and open land, not following roads or paths.

   越野

   • They traveled cross-country on horseback.
   • The hikers went cross-country to reach the remote lake.
   • We drove cross-country to avoid the traffic on the highway.

   同义词overland

2. Not following tracks or roadsB1formal

   Moving in a straight line over natural terrain, without using established routes.

   越野

   • The runners competed in a cross-country race through the forest.
   • The explorers went cross-country to map the uncharted area.
   • They skied cross-country across the snowy plains.

   同义词as the crow fliesoverland