Now, there is no case of mistaken information if you are at cross purposes with someone.

如果你和某人的目的相反（at cross purposes with someone），那就不存在误解了。

So, their goal is to cut them. These two departments are definitely working at cross purposes.

所以，营业部的目标是缩减开销。这两个部门的目标绝对是南辕北辙。

NPR's Corey Flintoff reports from Moscow that the two sides may be talking at cross purposes.

据NPR新闻的科瑞·弗林科夫将从莫斯科带来的报道，双方存在分歧。

Working at cross purposes suggests disagreement among the workers.

工作目的不同表明工人之间存在分歧。

We're talking at cross purposes, aren't we?

我们在谈论不同的目的， 不是吗？

Then there is the greatest harmony of action, and the least waste by friction or working at cross purposes.

然后就会有最大的行动和谐， 以及最少的摩擦或工作不一致造成的浪费。