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caught /kɔːt/► SEE ALLbe caught in the crossfiresb wouldn’t be seen/caught dead…be caught/taken short
●be caught in the ˈcrossfirebecome involved in a situation where two people or groups of people are arguing, and suffer as a result 卷入双方的争执中并因此遭殃；遭受池鱼之殃◆When two industrial giants clash, small companies can get caught in the crossfire.
若两大工业巨头发生争斗，小公司往往会遭受池鱼之殃。 NOTE Crossfire is the firing of guns from two or more directions at the same time. * crossfire 指交叉火力。 ●sb wouldn’t be seen/caught ˈdead… (spoken) used to say that you would not do a particular thing because you would feel stupid or embarrassed 决不会去做某事（以免露怯或尴尬）◆I wouldn’t be seen dead in a hat like that.我不愿意戴那样的帽子出洋相。◆She wouldn’t be caught dead in a place like this.她死也不愿去这样一个会使她感到尴尬的地方。●be caught/taken ˈshort (BrE, informal) suddenly need to go to the toilet in a place where it is difficult to find one （在一时找不到厕所的地方）突然要上厕所，内急 |