Definition of attrit in English:

attrit

verbattrits, attriting, attrited əˈtrɪtəˈtrit

[with object]US informal

Wear down (an opponent or enemy) by sustained action.
〈美，非正式〉消耗；削弱（对手，敌人）
his defense was designed to attrit us
他的防守目的是为了削弱我们。
Example sentencesExamples
- That's very subjective but I believe that air power today will attrit a division at about 8 per cent per day.
- These divisions were placed in the Bloody Lane because they had been heavily attrited during the engagements at South Mountain.
- Under some rare and fortunate circumstances, you can attrit the enemy without actually killing him.
- The current operational tempo will continue to attrit units as they come off of their mobilization, at increasingly high numbers.
- This finally brought the task force freedom of movement along main supply routes into and out of the city, as the enemy's outlying forces were attrited.
- While the men have been working inside the city, other Marines have been relentlessly chasing and attriting the enemy outside the city.
- It had been attrited to such a point by air strikes that it was no longer a viable fighting unit.
- Until we achieve this level of coordination of effective fire and movement, the enemy will use their superior firepower to attrit us before we can close with and destroy them.
- Meanwhile, they would seek to attrit the US Air Force through the use of air defense guns and missiles that could fire rapidly and then immediately move.

Origin

First World War: back-formation from attrition.

Definition of attrit in US English:

attrit

verbəˈtrit

[with object]US informal

Wear down (an opponent or enemy) by sustained action.
〈美，非正式〉消耗；削弱（对手，敌人）
his defense was designed to attrit us
他的防守目的是为了削弱我们。
Example sentencesExamples
- While the men have been working inside the city, other Marines have been relentlessly chasing and attriting the enemy outside the city.
- The current operational tempo will continue to attrit units as they come off of their mobilization, at increasingly high numbers.
- This finally brought the task force freedom of movement along main supply routes into and out of the city, as the enemy's outlying forces were attrited.
- Until we achieve this level of coordination of effective fire and movement, the enemy will use their superior firepower to attrit us before we can close with and destroy them.
- It had been attrited to such a point by air strikes that it was no longer a viable fighting unit.
- That's very subjective but I believe that air power today will attrit a division at about 8 per cent per day.
- Meanwhile, they would seek to attrit the US Air Force through the use of air defense guns and missiles that could fire rapidly and then immediately move.
- Under some rare and fortunate circumstances, you can attrit the enemy without actually killing him.
- These divisions were placed in the Bloody Lane because they had been heavily attrited during the engagements at South Mountain.

Origin

First World War: back-formation from attrition.

单词	attrit
释义	Definition of attrit in English: attrit verbattrits, attriting, attrited əˈtrɪtəˈtrit [with object]US informal Wear down (an opponent or enemy) by sustained action. 〈美，非正式〉消耗；削弱（对手，敌人） his defense was designed to attrit us 他的防守目的是为了削弱我们。 Example sentencesExamples That's very subjective but I believe that air power today will attrit a division at about 8 per cent per day. These divisions were placed in the Bloody Lane because they had been heavily attrited during the engagements at South Mountain. Under some rare and fortunate circumstances, you can attrit the enemy without actually killing him. The current operational tempo will continue to attrit units as they come off of their mobilization, at increasingly high numbers. This finally brought the task force freedom of movement along main supply routes into and out of the city, as the enemy's outlying forces were attrited. While the men have been working inside the city, other Marines have been relentlessly chasing and attriting the enemy outside the city. It had been attrited to such a point by air strikes that it was no longer a viable fighting unit. Until we achieve this level of coordination of effective fire and movement, the enemy will use their superior firepower to attrit us before we can close with and destroy them. Meanwhile, they would seek to attrit the US Air Force through the use of air defense guns and missiles that could fire rapidly and then immediately move. Origin First World War: back-formation from attrition. Definition of attrit in US English: attrit verbəˈtrit [with object]US informal Wear down (an opponent or enemy) by sustained action. 〈美，非正式〉消耗；削弱（对手，敌人） his defense was designed to attrit us 他的防守目的是为了削弱我们。 Example sentencesExamples While the men have been working inside the city, other Marines have been relentlessly chasing and attriting the enemy outside the city. The current operational tempo will continue to attrit units as they come off of their mobilization, at increasingly high numbers. This finally brought the task force freedom of movement along main supply routes into and out of the city, as the enemy's outlying forces were attrited. Until we achieve this level of coordination of effective fire and movement, the enemy will use their superior firepower to attrit us before we can close with and destroy them. It had been attrited to such a point by air strikes that it was no longer a viable fighting unit. That's very subjective but I believe that air power today will attrit a division at about 8 per cent per day. Meanwhile, they would seek to attrit the US Air Force through the use of air defense guns and missiles that could fire rapidly and then immediately move. Under some rare and fortunate circumstances, you can attrit the enemy without actually killing him. These divisions were placed in the Bloody Lane because they had been heavily attrited during the engagements at South Mountain. Origin First World War: back-formation from attrition.
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