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单词 scorched-earth
释义

scorched-earth

adjective

ˈskȯrcht-ˈərth How to pronounce scorched-earth (audio)
1
: relating to or being a military policy involving deliberate and usually widespread destruction of property and resources (such as housing and factories) so that an invading enemy cannot use them
2
: directed toward victory or supremacy at all costs : ruthless
scorched-earth rhetoric

Word History

First Known Use

1937, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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