cross words

同根派生

I never knew him to say a cross word.
我從來沒聽他說過一句喪氣話。
In class, Miss Lucy plays a cross word puzzle with children.
在課堂上露西小姐在和小朋友們玩縱橫字謎遊戯。
There has never been a cross word between the two of them.
他倆從沒有紅過臉。
While she was feeling so overwrought, the slightest cross word or illjudged remark could reduce her to tears.
儅她感到過份勞累緊張時，哪怕聽到一點點令人生氣的話或不妥之辤，也會使她傷心地區性流淚。
While Mother was feeling so wrought,the slightest cross word or ill-judged remark could reduce her to tears.
儅母親感到過分勞累緊張時，哪怕是聽到一點點令人生氣的話或不妥之詞，都會使她傷心得落下淚來。