crossfire

名词 n.
中文释义
英 /ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/    美 /ˈkɹɔːsfaɪɹ/

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. An arrangement of two or more weapons so each can fire diagonally at something in front of a line between them. countable,uncountable
  2. The danger to a third party passing between two belligerents firing at one another. countable,uncountable
    — The two factions were either side of the road. A civilian lorry was caught in the crossfire and became collateral damage
  3. The danger to a third party passing between a gunman and his target. countable,uncountable
    — A woman who was caught in the crossfire of a drive-by shooting in north London on Tuesday evening was not the intended target, police have said.
  4. A heated confrontation between opposing factions. broadly,countable,uncountable

词形变化

crossfires plural

词源

Etymology tree
English cross-
Proto-Indo-European *péh₂wr̥
Proto-Germanic *fōr
Proto-West Germanic *fuir
Old English fȳr
Middle English fyr
English fire
English crossfire
From cross- + fire.
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