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collateral damage noun[ U ] uk /kəˌlæt.ər.əl ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/ us /kəˌlæt̬.ɚ.əl ˈdæm.ɪdʒ/ during a war, the unintentional deaths and injuries of people who are not soldiers, and damage that is caused to their homes, hospitals, schools, etc.(战争中的)附带性破坏,附带损害 SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases War antebellum anti-militarism asymmetric warfare battle-scarred bellicose conflagration gung-ho holy war horizontal escalation jungle warfare phoney war sinew sinews of waridiom smokescreen sniper's alley Star Wars the Great War the Second World War World War I World War II |