(figurative)When two industrial giants clash, small companies can get caught in the crossfire (= become involved and suffer as a result) .
两工业巨头交火时，小公司难免遭殃。
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The doctor was killed in crossfire as he went to help the wounded.
那位医生去救助伤员时在交叉火力中丧生。
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They say they are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the government.
他们称自己被卷进了教育机构与政府之间的争端。
All three criminals got shot in the crossfire.
在交火时三名罪犯被击中.
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Partisans dressed as simple farmers selling produce decoyed the soldiers into blistering crossfire.
装扮成卖东西的普通农民的游击队员们把敌军诱入强大的交叉火力圈中.
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The enemy troops were caught in crossfire between two guerrilla bands.
敌军遭到了两支游击队交叉火力的夹击.
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The officer responded to what he thought was an accident but was suddenly caught in crossfire.
这名警官表示:他本以为这是一次意外,却不料突然被交叉火力击中.
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There is always the risk of civilians the crossfire when terrorists and soldiers snoot it out.
当恐怖分子与士兵交火时,平民总有吃流弹的危险.
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The child was standing in the middle of the crossfire, defenselessly.
这个孩子站在交叉火力之中, 毫无防备.
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In some cases, the civilians are killed in the crossfire.
但在某些案例中, 这些平民经常在双方交火时遇害.
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The leading companies recoiled from the murderous crossfire from the pillboxes.
先头部队受到掩体中交叉火力的攻击而撤退.
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Thousands of civilians have been killed or severely wounded in furious crossfire.
猛烈的交战炮火,已经严重伤害或杀死成千上万的人民.
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All the criminals got shot in the crossfire.
在交火中罪犯全部被击中.
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Any civilians killed – including the Chinese – were in the crossfire, he said.
他表示,包括那些中国人在内,所有平民伤亡都是在交火中发生的.
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When two industrial giants clash, small companies can get caught in the crossfire.
两大工业企业争斗之下, 小公司遭受池鱼之殃.
《简明英汉词典》
Hoare managed to negotiate a ceasefire before the aircraft and passengers were caught in the crossfire.
霍尔通过谈判在飞机和乘客陷入交火前达成了停火协议.
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Partisans dressed as simple farmers selling products decoyed the soldiers into blistering crossfire.
游击队员们装扮成卖东西的普通农民,把敌军诱入强大的交叉火力圈种.
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The doctor was killed in crossfire as he went to help the wounded.
那位医生去救助伤员时在交叉火力中丧生。
《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》
They say they are caught in the crossfire between the education establishment and the government.
他们称自己被卷进了教育机构与政府之间的争端。
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