| 词汇 | sitting-target |
| 释义 | sitting target noun[ C ] uk /ˌsɪt.ɪŋ ˈtɑː.ɡɪt/ us /ˌsɪt̬.ɪŋ ˈtɑːr.ɡɪt/ a person or thing that is without protection and easily attacked: 坐着的目标，易被击中的目标 In his open car, the president was a sitting target for assassins.总统坐在他的敞篷车里，对刺客来说是一个容易击中的目标。 If you don't lock your doors and windows, you'll be a sitting target for burglars.如果你不锁上你的门和窗，你就会成为窃贼容易得手的目标。 Weakness and vulnerability Achilles heel asthenia at a low ebbidiom atonic atony fragile fragility frail glass jaw helpless shakily shakiness shaky sitting duck soft target weakling weakly weakness weedy wetly Examples of sitting targetsitting target Any dog on a lead is a sittingtarget for another dog. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Some experts take the view that every ship which is on the surface today is a sittingtarget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The man in uniform is a sittingtarget; he has no idea who his enemy is. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The directors of a company would become something of a sittingtarget for actions brought by a whole range of litigants. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The common agricultural policy is a sittingtarget for that kind of thing. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The possibility of non-mountable barriers would make it that much easier for wrong-doers to know that there was a sittingtarget on certain days of the week. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 If it had been a sittingtarget for taxation reductions, the immunity of the sale of its houses and coastline would be far less than it is at present. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Thor is a sittingtarget. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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