cross words

同根派生

I never knew him to say a cross word.
我从来没听他说过一句丧气话。
In class, Miss Lucy plays a cross word puzzle with children.
在课堂上露西小姐在和小朋友们玩纵横字谜游戏。
There has never been a cross word between the two of them.
他俩从没有红过脸。
While she was feeling so overwrought, the slightest cross word or illjudged remark could reduce her to tears.
当她感到过份劳累紧张时，哪怕听到一点点令人生气的话或不妥之辞，也会使她伤心地区性流泪。
While Mother was feeling so wrought,the slightest cross word or ill-judged remark could reduce her to tears.
当母亲感到过分劳累紧张时，哪怕是听到一点点令人生气的话或不妥之词，都会使她伤心得落下泪来。