cannon fodder
释义
炮灰：在战争中被视为可以牺牲的士兵，或者是可以被利用的人、群体或事物。
例句
1·The conscripts were treated as cannon fodder .
征召入伍的士兵被当作炮灰。
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2·Many cynical managers see employees as cannon fodder .
许多自私自利的经理视员工如草芥。
3·Its people are cannon fodder in wars with bordering states.
它的人民充当了同邻国交战时的炮灰。
同义词
n.
炮灰
food for powder
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