单词 | battue |
释义 | battue /ba tooh", -tyooh"/; Fr. /bann tyuu"/, n. , pl. battues /-toohz", -tyoohz"/; Fr. /-tyuu"/. Chiefly Brit. 1. Hunting. a. the beating or driving of game from cover toward a stationary hunter. b. a hunt or hunting party using this method of securing game. 2. undiscriminating slaughter of defenseless or unresisting crowds. [1810-20; < F, n. use of fem. of battu, ptp. of battre < L battuere to beat. See BATTUTA, BATTLE1] |
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