be under fire

释义

1. be / come under fire

   受到严厉批评；遭到猛烈批判

   to be criticized severely for sth you have done

   The health minister has come under fire from all sides.卫生部长受到来自各方的责难。

电影里这样说 · 3 部

• But we've been under fire, sir.The Longest Day1962
• We are under fire.Stargate: The Ark of Truth2008
• My ship. We came under fire.Transformers: Dark of the Moon2011
• The president's massive financial rescue plan under fire from the left and right.Game Change2012
• There's a fire under the core line.Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room2005
• Sir, we're tracking a Special Ops team under fire in Qatar.Transformers2007
• A man who'll keep his head, not get rattled under fire ...Unforgiven1992
• We're under fire. Yes, under fire!The Longest Day1962

在完整场景里学

• 安然：房间里最聪明的人2005
  • 印度电厂成了废墟：imaginary profits（并未到来的利润）
  • 自己跟自己做买卖：both sides of the transaction（交易两边都占）
  • 追问报表当场失控：losing it（当众情绪崩了）

同一词条的短语

• hang fire
• on fire
• play with fire
• a ball of fire
• a baptism of fire
• draw fire
• fight fire with fire
• out of the frying pan into the fire
• get on like a house on fire
• have several, irons in the fire
• no smoke without fire
• set the world on fire