单词	cannon fodder
释义	cannon fodder noun 1 : soldiers regarded or treated as expendable in battle 2 : an expendable or exploitable person, group, or thing celebrities who have become cannon fodder for the tabloids Example Sentences The poorly trained forces are little more than cannon fodder. Recent Examples on the Web Putin, who has previously criticized U.S. delivery of weapons to Ukraine, accused Washington once again of trying to draw out the conflict while using Ukrainian civilians as cannon fodder. Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Osechkin says the number of takers of such offers dropped off at one point when inmates began wising up to the fact that they might be used as cannon fodder. Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2022 The main cast once again got off without any major deaths while great newcomers were killed off like cannon fodder. Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 July 2022 Rumor had it that the Ukrainians were using volunteers as cannon fodder. Seth Harp, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 There also are indications the Kremlin deliberately pushed DPR units ahead of Russian formations, in essence treating them as cannon fodder—especially in the most intensive urban battles in Mariupol and Donbas. David Axe, Forbes, 13 June 2022 Most everybody dismissed the poor, pitiful Miami Heat as mere cannon fodder for the Celts after Boston dominated the Heat in Games 4 and 5 of their Eastern Conference final. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022 Even later, in the 1860s, the Union sent new immigrants from the New York docks to be cannon fodder in the war with the South, leading to the Draft Riots. Jason Fields, The Week, 2 May 2022 Zelensky, in an overnight address over the weekend, accused the Kremlin of cynically preparing conscript soldiers as cannon fodder for the next phase of fighting in the east. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2022 See More Word History First Known Use 1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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