| 释义 |
the firing line1The front line of troops in a battle.When their own generation was on the firing line, in Vietnam, both men ardently supported the war - but disdained to fight in it....- It speculates that the move was in order to get the troops out of the firing line should it decide to mount attacks on the country's nuclear facilities.
- The troops methodically march up to the firing line in columns and blast away at each other.
2A situation where one is subject to criticism or blame because of one’s responsibilities or position: the referee in the firing line is an experienced official...- Being in the firing line, of course, makes the fast-food chains do their best to fit in with the local culture, adapting the menu and the marketing to reflect local tastes and concerns.
- In the firing line is the museum's director, a former Financial Times journalist appointed in 2001.
- Next in the firing line would be those who change their positions to make life easier on themselves.
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