亚洲网紅露点

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attrit

[ uh-trit ]

verb (used with object)

attritted, attritting.
  1. to wear down (an opposing military force) by numerical superiority in troops or firepower.


attrit

/ 蓹藞迟谤瑟迟 /

verb

  1. to wear down or dispose of gradually
  2. to kill
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of attrit1

First recorded in 1750鈥60; back formation from attrition
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of attrit1

C18: back formation from attrition
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David Centeno Jr., chief of the center鈥檚 Emerging Capabilities Office, says in the release that when US forces come under fire, the Army will need to 鈥渇ind ways to penetrate that bubble, attrit their systems, and allow for freedom of air and ground maneuver.鈥

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鈥淚 think that I鈥檓 able to do what we鈥檙e able to do, and manage my resources, so I can take advantage of an opportunity that he has presented me, and he presented that opportunity by continuing to funnel forces into Kobani. Again, the more I attrit him there, the less I鈥檒l have to fight him on some other part of the battlefield,鈥 Austin said.

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Exactly why so many aspiring computer scientists and engineers, particularly females, attrit is unclear.

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Exactly why so many aspiring computer scientists and engineers, particularly those of the female persuasion, attrit is unclear.

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