scorched earth

基本解釋

Opposition activists said Syrian troops had adopted a scorched earth policy in Jisr al-Shughour.
反對(duì)派活動(dòng)積極分子稱(chēng)，敘利亞軍隊(duì)對(duì)吉斯?fàn)?舒古爾(Jisr al-Shughour)實(shí)施了焦土政策。
Even an AT&T move would likely be seen as "scorched earth" policy as it would encourage other carriers to cut prices and give customers little reason to switch networks but still hurt revenues.
此前AT&T曾鼓勵(lì)其它的運(yùn)營(yíng)商學(xué)習(xí)自己，降低手機(jī)的網(wǎng)絡(luò)服務(wù)費(fèi)，以保證自己的客戶(hù)不會(huì)轉(zhuǎn)而選擇其它的運(yùn)營(yíng)商，不過(guò)這種做法被業(yè)界普遍認(rèn)為是一種弊大于利的 “焦土政策” 。
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He abandoned theories like scorched earth in the forest.
他放棄了一個(gè)個(gè)像林中焦土似的學(xué)說(shuō)。

The ONLF accused the troops of conducting a 'scorched earth' campaign, a claim that was strongly denied by the government.

Pereda took a sip—it tasted of scorched earth and stones—and left the glass on the bench.
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Despite the legal scorched earth, there could still be a deal between the two warring moguls.
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In April, Otellini set in motion the most extensive restructuring in two decades for Intel (See "Scorched Earth").
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A scorched earth policy is the deliberate burning, destruction, and removal by an army of everything that would be useful to an enemy coming into the area.