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单词 human shield
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human shield
human shield n. a person or group of people placed in a line of fire, or near a potential target, to deter or protect from an attack, esp. a group of civilians, hostages, etc., held against their will near a potential military target.
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1885 Sunday Herald (Syracuse, N.Y.) 23 Aug. 4/5 When Riley loosened the grasp of his herculean arm from the neck of his human shield, the tenth victim of the terrible encounter dropped lifeless to the boards.
1914 Times 8 Sept. 11/2 I cannot help but feel that, following the system they have inaugurated in this campaign, the Germans will use these non-combatant prisoners as human shields when they are facing the Allies.
1941 F. F. Van de Water Reluctant Republic ix. 160 For several minutes a lively and impromptu dance went on, the Indian leaping about and poking with his musket's muzzle to get a clear shot; Allen whirling the loudly objecting officer around to keep this human shield between him and his would-be murderer.
2001 C. Coker Humane Warfare iv. 80 One particularly vivid example was the use of human shields in Kosovo to deter the allied air forces from targeting Serbian armoured units.
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