躺枪
分类: 英语学习方法
“躺枪”,字面意思是“躺着也中枪”,指自己什么也没做或没招惹别人,却被别人攻击或伤害,可以翻译为“become unexpected/surprising collateral damage”。“collateral damage”在英文中表示“injury inflicted on something other than an intended target”。
例句:
您可以采取这些措施,从而降低贵公司在这场贸易战中躺枪的风险。
You can decrease your company's risk of becoming collateral damage in the trade war by taking these steps.
可怜的威尔躺枪了。
Poor Will became collateral damage.