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cannon fodder
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
cannon fodder noun
cannon fodder
noun
Learner's definition of CANNON FODDER
[noncount]
: soldiers who are sent into battle even though it is likely that they will die炮灰（指战争中被视为牺牲品的士兵） — sometimes used figuratively有时用作比喻
- The poorly trained forces are little more than cannon fodder.那些缺乏训练的部队不过是炮灰而已。
- The tabloids have been using her love life as cannon fodder for years.多年来这些小报一直把她的爱情生活当作吸引读者的小料。
cannon fodder
noun
Example Sentences
The poorly trained forces are little more than cannon fodder.
Recent Examples on the Web Putin, who has previously criticized U.S. delivery of weapons to Ukraine, accused Washington once again of trying to draw out the conflict while using Ukrainian civilians as cannon fodder. 
Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Osechkin says the number of takers of such offers dropped off at one point when inmates began wising up to the fact that they might be used as cannon fodder. Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2022 The main cast once again got off without any major deaths while great newcomers were killed off like cannon fodder. Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 July 2022 Rumor had it that the Ukrainians were using volunteers as cannon fodder. Seth Harp, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 There also are indications the Kremlin deliberately pushed DPR units ahead of Russian formations, in essence treating them as cannon fodder—especially in the most intensive urban battles in Mariupol and Donbas. David Axe, Forbes, 13 June 2022 Most everybody dismissed the poor, pitiful Miami Heat as mere cannon fodder for the Celts after Boston dominated the Heat in Games 4 and 5 of their Eastern Conference final. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022 Even later, in the 1860s, the Union sent new immigrants from the New York docks to be cannon fodder in the war with the South, leading to the Draft Riots. Jason Fields, The Week, 2 May 2022 Zelensky, in an overnight address over the weekend, accused the Kremlin of cynically preparing conscript soldiers as cannon fodder for the next phase of fighting in the east. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2022 See More
Siladitya Ray, Forbes, 16 Aug. 2022 Osechkin says the number of takers of such offers dropped off at one point when inmates began wising up to the fact that they might be used as cannon fodder. Amy Kellogg, Fox News, 14 Aug. 2022 The main cast once again got off without any major deaths while great newcomers were killed off like cannon fodder. Erik Kain, Forbes, 4 July 2022 Rumor had it that the Ukrainians were using volunteers as cannon fodder. Seth Harp, Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022 There also are indications the Kremlin deliberately pushed DPR units ahead of Russian formations, in essence treating them as cannon fodder—especially in the most intensive urban battles in Mariupol and Donbas. David Axe, Forbes, 13 June 2022 Most everybody dismissed the poor, pitiful Miami Heat as mere cannon fodder for the Celts after Boston dominated the Heat in Games 4 and 5 of their Eastern Conference final. Globe Staff, BostonGlobe.com, 27 May 2022 Even later, in the 1860s, the Union sent new immigrants from the New York docks to be cannon fodder in the war with the South, leading to the Draft Riots. Jason Fields, The Week, 2 May 2022 Zelensky, in an overnight address over the weekend, accused the Kremlin of cynically preparing conscript soldiers as cannon fodder for the next phase of fighting in the east. Laura King, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2022 See More Word History
First Known Use
1847, in the meaning defined at sense 1
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