| 单词 | crosshairs |
| 释义 | crosshairs (once / 56016 pages) n Crosshairs are the wires that are lined up when a shooter is aiming a gun. A hunter might get a moose in her crosshairs before taking a shot. Crosshairs, also spelled as two words, cross hairs, is another term for a reticle, the series of lines in an optical piece used to bring an image into focus. Binoculars, telescopes, and microscopes all use the same kind of device for focusing as the crosshairs of a rifle or gun. The word crosshairs simply comes from the two lines that intersect in the shape of a cross. WORD FAMILYcrosshairs USAGE EXAMPLESYet thousands of civilians remain in the crosshairs, spurring urgent appeals from U.N. envoys and Turkey to allow the evacuations to continue. Washington Post(Dec 16, 2016) Down the Eastern Seaboard, two older works addressing American bigotry found themselves in similar crosshairs. Washington Post(Dec 08, 2016) The refreshing takeaway of Christmas in the Crosshairs is that most contemporary agita about Christmas’ supposed decline is misplaced. Slate(Dec 05, 2016) 1n a network of fine lines, dots, cross hairs, or wires in the focal plane of the eyepiece of an optical instrument Syn|Hyper graticule, reticle, reticule network a system of intersecting lines or channels 2n a center of interest the war on terrorism has put Saddam Hussein in the crosshairs Hyper center, center of attention, centre, centre of attention the object upon which interest and attention focuses |
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