English Dictionary

in the crosshairs

前置詞句

直訳 慣用表現

(literally) targeted at the point of intersection of the two perpendicular lines in a gunsight or scope / (idiomatic) subject to close scrutiny

日本語の意味

(文字通り) 銃の照準器やスコープで、2本の垂直な線が交わる交点に狙いが定められている位置を指す。 / (慣用句的) 厳しく注目され、監視や調査の対象となっている状態を意味する。

The biologist peered through the microscope with the tiny specimen positioned in the crosshairs of the reticle.

生物学者は顕微鏡を覗き込み、小さな標本がレチクルの中心に位置しているのを確認した。

意味（1）

(literally) targeted at the point of intersection of the two perpendicular lines in a gunsight or scope

意味（2）

(idiomatic) subject to close scrutiny

Industry experts are concerned that if the railway doesn't change tack, it would soon find itself out of step with the needs of the nation and in the crosshairs of a Treasury looking to slash spending.

意味（3）

(idiomatic) singled out for blame, harassment, or other unwanted attention

Nettles lives in the crosshairs, with the secret police, his sympathizers, and his now and would-be lovers making impossible demands on him.