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crossfire

/ˈkɹɒsfaɪə/· noun

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Chinese meaning

交叉火力；夹在冲突中间

双shuāng方fāng交jiāo叉chā开kāi火huǒ、殃yāng及jí中zhōng间jiān

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伊yī朗lǎng对duì海hǎi湾wān国guó家jiā的de报bào复fù性xìng打dǎ击jī交jiāo叉chā冲chōng击jī

Example

Tehran responded by targeting Bahrain, Kuwait and Qatar in crossfire that again threatened an interim deal intended to help end the war.

德黑兰的回应是打击巴林、科威特和卡塔尔，这场交叉冲突再次威胁到旨在协助结束战争的临时协议。

Source: NPR · 9 Jul 2026

Background ✎

美měi国guó对duì伊yī朗lǎng发fā动dòng新xīn一yī轮lún空kōng袭xí，伊yī朗lǎng随suí即jí打dǎ击jī巴bā林lín、科kē威wēi特tè、卡kǎ塔tǎ尔ěr等děng海hǎi湾wān国guó家jiā进jìn行xíng报bào复fù，令lìng原yuán本běn旨zhǐ在zài结jié束shù战zhàn事shì的de临lín时shí协xié议yì再zài度dù告gào急jí。

Roots · etymology

源自 cross-（交叉）+ fire（开火）

  • cross（交叉）+ fire（开火）

Collocations

  • caught in the crossfire / crossfire between / deadly crossfire

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