| 释义 |
●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。 |