From the 10th paragraph of this article at Fortune.
上記の文で、in the cross hairsの意味は?
In the sentence above, what does "in the cross hairs" mean?
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解答
意味:英辞郎によると、
照準を当てられるcross hairsとは、照準器の中で見える十字線のことを言います。
ただし、このイディオムの比喩的に使われることが多く、その場合には、下記英語の意味になります。
「他人が非難や攻撃する立場にいること」
Answer
According to The Free Dictionary:In a position in which other people are eager to criticize or attack.
Examples
- The CEO has been in the cross hairs of politicians and businesspeople alike for his recent comments on immigration.
- The man was in the cross hairs from the very beginning of the interrogation.
- I was in the cross hairs when I visited my sister while she was having a fight with her husband.
- The film is in the cross hairs because of its use of historical events even though the director has made it clear that it has been made based on a poem and is not supposed to be historically accurate.
- My mother is in the cross hairs when my granny visits us.
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