| 释义 |
WordReference English-Chinese Dictionary © 2019: | 主要翻译 | | firing line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | literal (military: positions for firing) (本义,军事) | 射击线,作战最前线
| | | The soldier stepped up to the firing line, took aim and fired. | | firing line nnoun: Refers to person, place, thing, quality, etc. | figurative (most vulnerable positions) (比喻) | 第一线,易受攻击的位置
| | | When things went wrong, Fred's secretary was always in the firing line. |
Collins Chinese Dictionary Plus (3rd edition), 2011: firing line ['faI&rI[ng]-] n ▶ to be in the firing line (fig) 在第一线(線) zài dìyī xiàn |