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surgical strike

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
Related topics: Military
ˌsurgical ˈstrike noun [countable]  PMa carefully planned quick military attack intended to destroy something in a particular place without damaging the surrounding area 外科手术式打击,精确的军事攻击
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surgical strikeThis wasn't a surgical strike, this was a massacre.
ˌsurgical ˈstrike nounChineseSyllable
Corpus planned intended attack to military carefully a quick


surgical strike
ˌsurgical ˈstrike noun [countable]
a carefully planned quick military attack intended to destroy something in a particular place without damaging the surrounding area