In somebody’s (the) crosshairs 被盯上了，被當成目標 to be in a position to be attacked or criticized (or to be the object of intense observation or scrutiny, usually as a result of some wrongdoing or unpopular opinion)

Examples:

  1. His misbehavior in class put him in the principal’s crosshairs.
  2. The company illegally dumped waste water a decade ago and has been in the crosshairs of environmental groups ever since.

 

 

 

(Market Watch, 2019/3/26)

These Democrats and Media Figures Are in Trump’s Crosshairs after Mueller’s Report

穆勒報告發表之後，這些民主黨政治人物和媒體記者已經成為川普的目標

A Trump campaign video and tweet from the White House press secretary are offering strong suggestions about which Democrats and media figures are going to come under the heaviest fire from the president.

從川普總統的競選影片和白宮新聞秘書發布的推特，可以明顯看出來，哪些民主黨政治人物和媒體記者會遭到川普最猛烈的砲火攻擊。

(Techcrunch, 2019/06/03)

Alphabet, Apple, Amazon and Facebook are in the Crosshairs of the FTC and DOJ

聯邦貿易總署和司法部瞄準字母，蘋果，亞馬遜，臉書

A new deal between the Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission will see U.S. regulators divide and conquer as they expand their oversight of Apple, Alphabet, Amazon and Facebook, according to multiple reports. (Alphabet原本就是Google, 2015年Google成立了母公司Alphabet, Google就是它旗下最大的子公司。)

根據多個媒體的報導，美國司法部和聯邦貿易總署已經達成一項新協議，這兩個政府監督機構要加強對蘋果公司，字母公司，亞馬遜和臉書的監控。

Soundbites: ICRT’s podcast (中文解說)

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