across是一个雅思常考词汇，这个词的常用解释为prep. 横过， 越过； 在的对面ad. 横过， 穿过，这个词在很多英文原版小说中怎么应用呢，今天小编就带您了解一下。
在阿瑟·柯南·道尔的《巴斯克维尔的猎犬》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But soon their skins turned cold, for there came a galloping across the moor, and the black mare, dabbled with white froth, went past with trailing bridle and empty saddle.
-- And even as they looked the thing tore the throat out of Hugo Baskerville, on which, as it turned its blazing eyes and dripping jaws upon them, the three shrieked with fear and rode for dear life, still scream-ing, across the moor.
-- When Dr. Mortimer had finished reading this singular narrative he pushed his spectacles up on his forehead and stared across at Mr. Sherlock Holmes.
-- 'I am presuming that the cause of his fears came to him across the moor.
在费奥多尔·陀思妥耶夫斯基的《白痴》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- Gania observed it there, and with a frown of annoyance snatched it up and threw it across to his writing-table, which stood at the other end of the room.
-- They went across the yard, and found themselves in a delightful little garden with the trees already in their summer dress of green, thanks to the un-usually fine weather.
-- They were walking slowly across the garden.
-- Seeing that the prince was considerably struck by the fact that he had twice seized this knife out of his hand, Rogojin caught it up with some irritation, put it inside the book, and threw the latter across to another table.
-- 'Well, I went homewards, and near the hotel I came across a poor woman, carrying a child a baby of some six weeks old.
在荷马的《伊利亚特》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- But when he came across any common man who was making a noise, he struck him with his staff and rebuked him, saying, 'Sirrah, hold your peace, and listen to better men than yourself.
-- The old man next looked upon Ulysses; 'Tell me,' he said, 'who is that other, shorter by a head than Agamemnon, but broader across the chest and shoulders?
-- As he spoke he drew his knife across the throats of the victims, and laid them down gasping and dying upon the ground, for the knife had reft them of their strength.
-- He rushed across the plain like a winter torrent that has burst its barrier in full flood; no dykes, no walls of fruitful vineyards can embank it when it is swollen with rain from heaven, but in a moment it comes tearing onward, and lays many a field waste that many a strong man's hand has reclaimed even so were the dense phalanxes of the Trojans driven in rout by the son of Tydeus, and many though they were, they dared not abide his onslaught.
-- But Hector marked them from across the ranks, and with a loud cry rushed towards them, followed by the strong battalions of the Trojans.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《隐形人》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- He took a mouthful, glanced suspiciously at the window, took another mouthful, then rose and, taking the serviette in his hand, walked across the room and pulled the blind down to the top of the white muslin that obscured the lower panes.
-- And leading the way, she went across to the parlour door and rapped and entered.
-- They heard him go headlong across the passage and up the uncarpeted stairs to his bedroom.
-- He left the door open behind him, and without looking at her strode across the hall and went down the steps, and she heard his feet hurrying along the road.
-- Then she heard the stranger laughing quietly, and then his footsteps came across the room.
在赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯的《人魔岛》里，有这样的句子出现：
-- I lay across one of the thwarts for I know not how long, thinking that if I had the strength I would drink sea-water and madden myself to die quickly.
-- Its light struck a ghostly white beam across my cabin, and made an ominous shape on the plank-ing by my bunk.
-- I heard the swish of the water as the ship was suddenly brought round, and a foamy yel-low-green wave flew across the little round window and left it streaming.
-- A hammock was slung across the darker corner of the room, and a small unglazed window defended by an iron bar looked out towards the sea.
-- Forthwith he scrambled to his feet, and stood wiping his clumsy hand across his mouth and regarding me.
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