mow down

基本解釋

The British, according to Julia Keller, used Gatlings to turn the map pink in Sudan, Egypt and northern Nigeria, as well as to mow down Zulu tribesmen.
據(jù)朱莉婭?凱勒了解，英國人就曾使用加特林機槍血洗蘇丹、埃及與尼日利亞北部地區(qū)，以及用之打擊祖魯部落。
No one could guarantee that the bots wouldn't go berserk and mow down friendly troops or otherwise malfunction, even though they have lots of safeguards.
沒人能保證這些機器人不會發(fā)狂然后射殺我們友好的部隊，要不就是故障，盡管它們配備了許多保護(hù)裝置。
And the sweet-talking greens who are always so quick to mow down GM plants in front of camera teams, have not exactly rushed to the side of these "travellers" to fight for their reinstatement.
這些甜言蜜語欺騙了總是在攝像團(tuán)隊面對快速摧毀轉(zhuǎn)基因作物，而沒有及時地站在為了居住權(quán)而斗爭的“游民”一邊的人。

Today, the better way is to mow down the hedge and invite others to tend the garden with you.
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