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scorched-earth policy
noun[ Cusually singular ]
uk /ˌskɔːtʃtˈɜːθ ˌpɒl.ə.si/ us /ˌskɔːrtʃtˈɝːθ ˌpɑː.lə.si/
the act of an army destroying everything in an area such as food, buildings, or equipment that could be useful to an enemy焦土政策（军队毁掉某个地区的食品、建筑、设备等一切可能为敌所用的东西的政策）
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scorched-earth policy | Business English
scorched-earth policy
noun[ C ]
MANAGEMENT, FINANCEukus
a situation in which a company gets rid of the best parts of its business to make it less attractive to another company that might want to buy it
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