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attrition
[ə'trɪʃ.ən] noun uncountable slightly formal
■gradually making something weaker and destroying it, especially the strength or confidence of an enemy by repeatedly attacking it （尤指给敌人的力量或自信造成的）消耗，损耗，削弱•Terrorist groups and the government have been engaged in a costly war of attrition since 1968.自1968年以来，恐怖主义组织和政府之间一直在进行两败俱伤的消耗战。 US for * natural wastage |