| 单词 | cannon fodder |
| 释义 | cannon fodderWord family nouncannonadecannoneercannonrycannonballcannon foddercannon ˈcannon ˌfodder noun [uncountableU] ARMYordinary soldiers whose lives are not considered to be very important, and who are sent to fight where they are likely to get killed 炮灰〔指被送去打仗并很可能会送命的普通士兵〕 Examples from the Corpus cannon fodder• If all three aspects are not addressed the 240 additional cannon fodder will not remain in the system either.• Children will be cannon fodder to boost a school's image.• Between them the eight runners had won three races; they were racing's cannon fodder. |
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