lost in action

形容词 adj.

英文释义

形容词 adj.
  1. Killed during military combat. euphemistic,not-comparable
    — Kouchner's comments came after another French marine was killed bringing to 29 the number of French forces lost in action.
  2. Destroyed during military combat. not-comparable,usually
    — Summing up the furious October 22-27 battle in the longest Naval communique of the war, the department identified six American ships lost in action.
  3. Rejected, nullified, incapacitated, or rendered unavailable. broadly,figuratively,not-comparable,usually
    — The Bulls were definitely stung by the Hornets at the beginning of this first playoff game. Some Bulls were lost in action.
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