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blue-on-blue
adjective[ before noun ]
military specializeduk /ˌbluː.ɒnˈbluː/ us /ˌbluː.ɑːnˈbluː/
relating to an attack in which soldiers, etc. are injured or killed by their own army or by soldiers on the same side as them: （战争中）误伤己方的
The number of blue-on-blue deaths has risen steadily during the present campaign. 在当前的战斗中，由于己方误伤导致的死亡人数持续上升。
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