be directed against

基本解釋

The present should be directed against individual, even in the name of company.
饋贈要針對個人，即使是以公司的名義。
If we must begin a military campaign, it will be directed against the lawless men who rule your country and not against you.
如果我們必須開始軍事行動，它所針對的是那些統(tǒng)治你們國家的不法之徒，而不是你們。
Around the same time, Adm. Mike Mullen, head of the U. S. Joint Chiefs of Staff, warned that China's new weapons program, including the J-20, appeared to be directed against the United States.
大約同一時間，美國參謀長聯(lián)席會議主席麥克。馬倫上將發(fā)出警告，包括“殲-20”在內的中國新型武器項目儼然是針對美國。
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