释义 |
war of attritionˌwar of atˈtrition noun (plural wars of attrition) [countable] ![](img/spkr_b.png) - During 1917 the war of attrition continued.
- One is to continue his war of attrition against parliament, albeit from a position of greater strength since the referendum.
- Rodrigo now began a systematic war of attrition, biting deep into Valencian territory and reducing several of its castles to rubble.
- The highlights of this war of attrition are well known.
a struggle in which you harm your opponent in a lot of small ways, so that they become gradually weaker |