a victory won at such great cost as to be barely a victory
with allusion to Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at the battle of Asculum in 279 bc, but sustained heavy losses and was unable to exploit his victory
| 单词 | Pyrrhic victory |
| 释义 | Pyrrhic victorynouna victory won at such great cost as to be barely a victory with allusion to Pyrrhus, king of Epirus, who defeated the Romans at the battle of Asculum in 279 bc, but sustained heavy losses and was unable to exploit his victory |
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