cross-section /tkros 'sekfn US: ,k52: 8 ; 'kros-'sekjan/ n [C] (drawing of a) piece or slice made by cutting across, eg a tree trunk; (fig) typical or representative sample of the whole: 橫切面 (例如樹(shù)干者); 橫切面之圖; (喻) (用以代表全體的) 樣品; 抽樣： → ~ ” the electors/the middle classes. 選舉人 (中產(chǎn)階級(jí)) 的代表。