| 释义 |
firing /ˈfaɪərɪŋ/► SEE ALLbe in the firing linefiring/working on all cylinders
●be in the ˈfiring line (BrE) (NAmE be on the ˈfiring line) be in a position where you are likely to be affected, attacked, criticized, etc. 处于易受影响（或攻击、批评等）的位置◆The newspapers are criticizing the government’s policy again, and the Prime Minister is in the firing line.
报界又在攻击政府的政策了，首相也难逃谴责。◆In the latest round of spending cuts, teachers’ jobs are again in the firing line.
在最近的经费缩减中，教师这一行再度受到冲击。●firing/working on all ˈcylinders (informal) using all your energy to do sth; working as well as possible 开足马力；全力以赴◆The 24-year-old player feels that he is not yet firing on all cylinders.这位 24 岁的选手觉得自己还没有全力发挥。 |