He employed a scorched-earthpolicy, destroying villages and burning crops.
他采取了焦土政策,摧毁村庄并烧掉了庄稼。
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We will pursue our own 'scorchedearth' policy "(Lewis, 221; 224)."
宣称我们将实行“焦土政策”。
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And we now have compelling evidence that German forces deliberately carried out a scorched-earthpolicy; they flooded mines, blew up Bridges and stripped bare factories as they retreated.