at cross-purposes
美式发音: 英式发音:un.〔数〕叉乘；背道而驰
网络释义：两回事
网络释义
un.1.not understanding each other, usually through not reapzing that the other person means or intends something different
1.两回事 ... at close quarters 接近地 at cross-purposes 两回事 at the back of one's mind 常想著 ...
造句带翻译释义:,〔数〕叉乘,背道而驰,两回事1.We seem to be at cross-purposes. I want to ask you to dinner tomorrow, not your boss.看来我们是相互误会了：我是想请像明天来赴宴，而不是要请你的老板。
2.To help deal with that, a number of grouped organizers meet once a week to make sure they are not at cross-purposes.要想帮助解决这个问题，小组的一些组织者们要每星期碰面一次，以确保他们之间不会相互误解。
3.You must see to it that the objectives of the company and theobjectives of your team members are not at cross-purposes.你也必须认识到，公司的目标和你团队成员的目标是不能相左的。
4.With such a taboo in place, innovators tend to solve their problems quietly and unilaterally, often working at cross-purposes.有了这样一个禁区存在，创新者们倾向于悄悄地、片面地解决问题，而且常常带有相互矛盾的目的。
5.Don't be belpgerent or appear to be working at cross purposes with the company, she says.她说，不要表现出敌对情绪，不要让人觉得你与公司离心离德。
6.We were talking at cross-purposes: I wanted to know the company's plans for next year, and he thought I wanted to change those plans.我们彼此误解了。我想了解该公司明年的计划，而他认为我要改变那些计划。
7.I get your drift now, I think. If you mean by "integrity" , what I would call "consistency" then we've been arguing at cross-purposes.我想现在我明白你的意思了。如果你所说的“正直”就是我所说的“一贯性”，那么我们刚才的争吵就是彼此误解了。
8.Acreage controls and input subsidies work at cross purposes, each increases the cost of the other .耕种面积控制和投入补贴的作用背道而驰，每一方的作用都增加了对方的代价。
9.At many technology companies, various divisions often work at cross purposes, competing with one other to develop related products.在许多科技公司，各个分支都存在意见分歧，大家互相竞争以发展相关产品。
10.Albert 's opinion is always at cross purposes with Jim 's .艾尔伯特的意见总是和吉姆的相反。