cut across something
phrasal verb with cut verb uk/kʌt/ us/kʌt/ cutting | cut
(CROSS)
B2 抄近路穿过
to go straight from one side of an area to another instead of going around
If we cut across the field, it'll save time. 如果从这片田里穿过去就能节省时间。
(AFFECT)
C1 （问题或话题）广泛影响到（不同群体），引起…的广泛兴趣
If a problem or subject cuts across different groups of people, all of those groups are affected by or interested in it.
Support for environmental issues cuts across traditional party lines. 对环境问题的支持超越了传统的党派界限。