be at cross-purposes

• 互相误解； 有矛盾

be at cross-purposes的用法和样例：

例句

1. This new evidence is at odds with their earlier statement.
   这一新证据与他们早先的供述有矛盾。
2. At the moment, the public is in two minds about science.
   目前公众对科学存有矛盾之心。