cannon fodder
n. 炮灰
例句与用法：
The police used a water cannon on the rioters and soon brought them to heel.
警察对暴徒使用了高压水炮，因而很快就使他们就范。
The cannon shot the town to pieces.
大炮的射击毁了这座城市。
Being destitute of cannon, they mounted Quaker guns in the fort.
因为没有大炮，他们只得在城堡上装设假炮。
The destroyer's armament consist of several small cannon, two torpedo tube and a number of anti-craft gun.
驱逐舰上的武器装备包括几门小口径大炮，两个鱼雷发射管与数门高射炮。
词形变化：
名词复数: cannon | 动词过去式: cannoned | 动词过去分词: cannoned | 动词现在分词: cannoning | 动词第三人称单数: cannons |
详细释义：
ph.
【俚】士兵; 炮灰