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。
交叉火力；交叉射击
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。
gunfire from two or more positions in which the lines of fire cross; the arrangement of such fire
两件或更多武器的布置,使其能向中间前方目标交叉射击。
An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them.
活跃或激烈的思想和意见交流
a lively or heated interchange of ideas and opinions
第三方从两个相互交火的敌对者之间穿过时面临的危险。
The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another.
来自两个或多个点的火力,使火线交叉
fire from two or more points so that the lines of fire cross
第三方从枪手与其目标之间穿过时面临的危险。
The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target.
对立派系之间的激烈对抗。
A heated confrontation between opposing factions.
In the heated debate, the politician found himself in the crossfire between environmentalists and industrialists.
在激烈的辩论中，这位政治家发现自己陷入了环保主义者和实业家之间的交叉火力。
用法提示：在此句中，'crossfire' 用作名词，比喻激烈的思想交锋或争论。
The editorial page became a crossfire of opposing opinions on tax reform.
社论版成为关于税改的对立意见的交叉火力。
用法提示：此处 'crossfire' 比喻观点之间的激烈碰撞。
To avoid the crossfire, she quietly left the room while her colleagues argued about the budget.
为了避开交叉火力，她在同事们争论预算时悄悄离开了房间。
用法提示：'crossfire' 在此比喻同事间激烈的争论。
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。
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。
常与介词 in 连用，表示处于激烈争论或批评的中心。
She found herself in the crossfire of political criticism.
她发现自己处于政治批评的交叉火力中。
grammar · medium
易错句子They crossfired during the debate.
正确表达They exchanged crossfire during the debate.
误用词性: 'crossfire'是名词, 不能用作动词。正确用法是作为名词搭配动词如'exchange'或'be caught in'。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was caught on crossfire.
正确表达He was caught in the crossfire.
介词错误: '在交叉火力中'英文用'in the crossfire'而非'on', 且通常需要定冠词'the'。
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
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