"firing line" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 射击线
• 处于压力之下（引申）

Definition

“射击线”原指射手开枪的位置。在引申意义上，指处于容易受到批评、质询或压力的位置。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

常用于商业、政治或媒体中，表示容易受到批评或压力的位置。现在很少指真正的武器或射击。常见短语：'in the firing line'。

Examples

After the mistake, she was right in the firing line at work.

出错后，她正处于工作中的**射击线**上。

The soldiers waited on the firing line for their orders.

士兵们在**射击线**上等待命令。

New teachers are often in the firing line for parents' complaints.

新老师常常处于家长抱怨的**射击线**。

You’re going to be in the firing line if you speak up at the meeting.

如果你在会议上发言，你就会站到**射击线**上。

Management is really in the firing line over these layoffs.

管理层因为这些裁员真的处于**射击线**上。

He always volunteers for tough jobs and puts himself in the firing line.

他总是主动承担难事，把自己放在**射击线**上。