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Definition of crossfire in English: crossfirenounˈkrɒsfʌɪəˈkrɔsˌfaɪ(ə)r mass nounGunfire from two or more directions passing through the same area. 交叉火力（指通过同一地区的来自两个或两个以上方向的炮火，常导致非战斗人员的伤亡） a photographer was killed in crossfire 一位摄影师在交叉火力中丧生。 figurative the sponsors are caught in the crossfire of the battle between the world champion and his team boss 主办方被卷入了世界冠军和他球队的老板间的激烈争执中。 Example sentencesExamples - It may be that the manacled prisoners were caught in crossfire.
- Two civilians, caught in the crossfire, were also killed, the report said.
- Jack winced as a heavy bracket of crossfire rocked his ship.
- A policeman and a civilian caught in crossfire were also killed.
- He saw that his teammate was caught in crossfire, a dozen fighters both good and bad surrounding him.
- There are fears that some of the officially acknowledged deaths were in fact civilians caught in crossfire or killed for political reasons.
- The lieutenant went back to find more than 15 men killed by machine-gun crossfire.
- Second, it serves as a reminder of the tragic toll war takes on innocents who find themselves caught in the crossfire between contending armies.
- Three civilians were caught in the crossfire and killed, and one was wounded.
- Instead of facing a firing squad, however, they were abandoned in no man's land so that they would be killed by crossfire.
- A teenage boy was killed in the crossfire, and two soldiers were wounded.
- The open fire regulations were strict because of the fear of friendly crossfire.
- Aid workers have been caught in crossfire between warring groups of militia or bandits.
- Five civilians caught in the crossfire were killed and 14 wounded, hospital officials said.
- However, if such are killed in crossfire or if used as human shields, they become collateral damage.
- One civilian was killed and a second was wounded in crossfire.
- In the crossfire over 400 men were killed and a similar number wounded.
- The crossfire between the two groups was brutal.
- His late father was treated for gunshot wounds after being caught in gang crossfire when his son was 18.
- Elsewhere, suspected rebels shot dead three civilians, a bystander was killed in crossfire and five more militants were gunned down by troops, police said.
Definition of crossfire in US English: crossfirenounˈkrɔsˌfaɪ(ə)rˈkrôsˌfī(ə)r Gunfire from two or more directions passing through the same area. 交叉火力（指通过同一地区的来自两个或两个以上方向的炮火，常导致非战斗人员的伤亡） a photographer was killed in the crossfire 一位摄影师在交叉火力中丧生。 figurative grape growers have been caught in the crossfire of the boycott Example sentencesExamples - Instead of facing a firing squad, however, they were abandoned in no man's land so that they would be killed by crossfire.
- In the crossfire over 400 men were killed and a similar number wounded.
- Elsewhere, suspected rebels shot dead three civilians, a bystander was killed in crossfire and five more militants were gunned down by troops, police said.
- One civilian was killed and a second was wounded in crossfire.
- The lieutenant went back to find more than 15 men killed by machine-gun crossfire.
- The open fire regulations were strict because of the fear of friendly crossfire.
- Two civilians, caught in the crossfire, were also killed, the report said.
- Aid workers have been caught in crossfire between warring groups of militia or bandits.
- Three civilians were caught in the crossfire and killed, and one was wounded.
- His late father was treated for gunshot wounds after being caught in gang crossfire when his son was 18.
- Five civilians caught in the crossfire were killed and 14 wounded, hospital officials said.
- The crossfire between the two groups was brutal.
- He saw that his teammate was caught in crossfire, a dozen fighters both good and bad surrounding him.
- A policeman and a civilian caught in crossfire were also killed.
- However, if such are killed in crossfire or if used as human shields, they become collateral damage.
- There are fears that some of the officially acknowledged deaths were in fact civilians caught in crossfire or killed for political reasons.
- A teenage boy was killed in the crossfire, and two soldiers were wounded.
- Second, it serves as a reminder of the tragic toll war takes on innocents who find themselves caught in the crossfire between contending armies.
- Jack winced as a heavy bracket of crossfire rocked his ship.
- It may be that the manacled prisoners were caught in crossfire.
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