I think we're talking at cross purposes; that's not what I meant at all.

我想我们是说到两下里去了，我根本不是那个意思。

We had been talking at cross purposes.

我们一直带着相反的目的交谈。

Tom's parents acted at cross purposes in advising him.

汤姆的父母给他的建议是截然不同的。

Rhett Butler: It seems we%27ve been at cross purposes, doesn%27t it?

巴特勒：好像我们相互误解，不是吗？

It seems we've been at cross purposes, doesn't it? But it's no use now.

看来似乎我们都走在叉路上了，但是现在没有用了。