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scorched-earth policy
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figuratively
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焦土作戦：軍事行動において、敵に利用される可能性のある建物、作物、その他の資源を破壊する戦略。 / 破滅的な政策・戦略：比喩的に、極端で壊滅的な結果を招く意図的な行動や政策を指す。
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(military) A strategy that involves destroying buildings, crops, and other resources that could be useful to opponents. / (figuratively) An intentional course of action that is drastic or ruinous.
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scorched-earth policy
Facing an overwhelming invasion, the general ordered a scorched-earth policy to deny supplies to the enemy.
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Facing an overwhelming invasion, the general ordered a scorched-earth policy to deny supplies to the enemy.
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