Word · Frequency #33808
crossfire
交叉火力；交叉射击
gunfire from two or more positions in which the lines of fire cross; the arrangement of such fire
- 1.
An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
两件或更多武器的布置,使其能向中间前方目标交叉射击。
- 2.
a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
活跃或激烈的思想和意见交流
- 3.
The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
第三方从两个相互交火的敌对者之间穿过时面临的危险。
- 4.
fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
来自两个或多个点的火力,使火线交叉
- 5.
The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target.
第三方从枪手与其目标之间穿过时面临的危险。
- 6.
A heated confrontation between opposing factions.
对立派系之间的激烈对抗。
激烈交锋；唇枪舌剑；池鱼之殃；被误伤的危险；两件或更多武器的布置,使其能向中间前方目标交叉射击。；活跃或激烈的思想和意见交流；第三方从两个相互交火的敌对者之间穿过时面临的危险。
In use
In the heated debate, the politician found himself in the crossfire between environmentalists and industrialists.
The editorial page became a crossfire of opposing opinions on tax reform.
To avoid the crossfire, she quietly left the room while her colleagues argued about the budget.
be caught in the crossfire (between X and Y)
表示无意中卷入他人争论或冲突。
He was caught in the crossfire between the two departments.
他被卷入了两个部门之间的交锋。
a crossfire of something (e.g., accusations, opinions)
crossfire of 后常接复数名词，表示多方面的激烈交锋。
The debate turned into a crossfire of insults.
辩论变成了一场侮辱的交叉火力。
Connections
Confusing words
- crosstalk
- 串扰, 串话, 同时说话 · crossfire 指激烈的思想交锋或交叉火力, crosstalk 指通信过程中的串扰或不必要的对话
Word family
- crossfires
- 交叉火力（复数） · n
Learner notes
Grammar Note
常指观点或意见的激烈交锋
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