caughtbe caught in the 'crossfire1.■become involved in a situation where two people or groups of people are arguing, and suffer as a result 卷入两者的争执中并因此遭殃；遭受池鱼之殃:When two industrial giants clash, small companies can get caught in the crossfire. 两大工业企业争斗之下，小公司遭受池鱼之殃。2.■be caught/taken short 另见short3.■I, he, etc. wouldn’t be seen/caught dead … 另见dead