cross-channel

IPA/ˌkrɒsˈtʃæn.əl/
IPA/ˌkrɑːsˈtʃæn.əl/

cross-channel — adjective

1. describing ships, trains, flights, or communication links that travel between so

1.形容詞B1
釋義

describing ships, trains, flights, or communication links that travel between southern England and the nearby countries of northern continental Europe across the English Channel.

例句

The cross-channel ferry from Dover to Calais takes about ninety minutes.

attributive: cross-channel + ferry

Cross-channel trade in British cheese and French wine has grown steadily over the past decade.

attributive: cross-channel + trade / collocation: trade in [goods]

同義詞
  • trans-Channel

    less common, more formal, often used in historical or technical writing ('trans-Channel trade')

反義詞
  • domestic

    describes travel or trade within a single country, rather than across the English Channel ('domestic flights')

  • inland

    describes routes or services that do not cross the sea ('inland shipping')

文法句型

cross-channel + noun (ferry, travel, trade, flight, service)

用法筆記

This adjective is nearly always used attributively — placed before a noun (cross-channel ferry, cross-channel trade). It is not used predicatively: you would not say 'The service is cross-channel.' In formal writing the 'c' in 'Channel' is sometimes capitalised: cross-Channel services.

常見錯誤

❌We took a cross channel ferry.
✅We took a cross-channel ferry.
💡The compound must always be hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun.
❌The route is cross-channel.
✅The route goes across the Channel.
💡'Cross-channel' is not used predicatively after verbs like 'be'.