- scorched earth
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- scorched earth
This term refers to a military strategy that involves destroying anything that might be useful to the enemy while advancing through or withdrawing from an area. It can metaphorically apply to situations where resources are depleted or environments are severely impacted.
zhàn zhēng战争Zhōng中,dí jūn敌军cǎi qǔ采取le了jiāo tǔ焦土zhèng cè政策,cuī huǐ摧毁le了suǒ yǒu所有de的nóng tián农田hé和jiàn zhù建筑。
During the war, the enemy adopted a scorched earth policy, destroying all the farmland and buildings.
zài在zhè这cháng场zì rán zāi hài自然灾害Hòu后,zhěng gè整个dì qū地区biàn chéng变成le了jiāo tǔ焦土,méi yǒu没有yī一piān片lǜ dì绿地。
After this natural disaster, the entire area turned into scorched earth with not a single green space left.
Generated collocations (experimental)
jiāo tǔ焦土zhèng cè政策scorched earth policyjiāo tǔ焦土zhàn shù战术scorched earth tacticsjiāo tǔ焦土zuò zhàn作战scorched earth warfarejiāo tǔ焦土Zī yuán资源scorched earth resourcesjiāo tǔ焦土xiào yìng效应scorched earth effectjiāo tǔ焦土chè tuì撤退scorched earth retreatjiāo tǔ焦土wén míng文明scorched earth civilizationzhàn hòu战后jiāo tǔ焦土post-war scorched earthjiāo tǔ焦土jǐng guān景观scorched earth landscapejiāo tǔ焦土zhàn lüè战略scorched earth strategy