/ˈkrɒsfaɪə(r) ||; ˈkrɔsˌfaɪr/noun [U] a situation in which guns are being fired from two or more different directions （来自两个或以上方向的）交叉火力: The journalist was killed in crossfire. 那名记者在交叉火力中丧生。 (figurative 比喻) When my parents argued, I sometimes got caught in the crossfire. 我父母争吵时，我有时受到两面夹攻，无法脱身。