| 单词 | damage limitation |
| 释义 | > as lemmasdamage limitation damage limitation n. the action or process of restricting damage caused by an accident, error, etc., or of attempting to do this, esp. in political and military contexts; hence damage-limiting adj. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > safety > [noun] > making safe > damage control damage control1959 damage limitation1963 the world > action or operation > safety > [adjective] > making safe > specific damage-limiting1963 1962 R. S. McNamara in Vital Speeches 1 Mar. 297/2 We may be able to use our retaliatory forces to limit damage done to ourselves, and our allies, by knocking out the enemy's bases before he has had time to launch his second salvos.] 1963 R. S. McNamara in Vital Speeches 1 Dec. 116/1 The damage-limiting capability of our numerically superior forces is, I believe, well worth its incremental cost. 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation viii. 153 ‘Damage limitation’ is current jargon for capabilities and tactics that attempt to limit damage if deterrence fails and war breaks out. 1965 H. Kahn On Escalation viii. 153 The United States can buy a very important increment in damage-limiting capability. 1977 Economist 26 Feb. 22/3 Whitehall is mesmerised by a phrase worthy of the Nixon White House, ‘damage limitation’ (i.e., aiming for nothing while hoping to give away as little as possible). 1987 Economist 17 Jan. 39/3 The damage limitation after the Reykjavik summit, brilliantly managed by the White House staff, went down the plug hole in the flood of post-Iran doubts. < as lemmas |
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