躺枪

“躺枪”，字面意思是“躺着也中枪”，指自己什么也没做或没招惹别人，却被别人攻击或伤害，可以翻译为“become unexpected/surprising collateral damage”。“collateral damage”在英文中表示“injury inflicted on something other than an intended target”。

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您可以采取这些措施，从而降低贵公司在这场贸易战中躺枪的风险。

You can decrease your company's risk of becoming collateral damage in the trade war by taking these steps.

可怜的威尔躺枪了。

Poor Will became collateral damage.