a person or group of people placed in a line of fire, or near a potential target, to deter or protect from an attack, esp. a group of civilians…
| 单词 | θ161812 |
| 释义 | society > armed hostility > military operations > [noun] > deterrent (2) human shield1885 a person or group of people placed in a line of fire, or near a potential target, to deter or protect from an attack, esp. a group of civilians… scarecrow1943 Military slang. Used in the war of 1939–45, to designate weapons or manœuvres which had a purely deterrent effect (see quots.). |
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