(adv.) at right angles to the center line of a ship.
埃米尔编辑
双语例句
But the general philosophy which says that the party system should not be cut athwart is at least open to serious dispute. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
Let anyone of these issues be injected into his campaign and the lines of party action would be cut athwart. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
It would, if brought into prominence, cut the lines of party action athwart. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.
Hard as it is upon the immediate plans of the politician, it is a national blessing when the lines of party action are cut athwart by new issues. 沃尔特·李普曼.政治序论.