Definition
讨伐原指兴兵征讨（send a punitive expedition），在现代汉语中你也能用它表示公开批评、声讨某个不良现象（as in 'condemn/denounce'）。同一个词覆盖了军事和道德批判两个场景，英文往往需要不同的短语来对应。
v.
(military) to send a punitive expedition againstto suppress by force of arms(figurative) to denounceto crusade against (an injustice or wrongdoing)
Examples
- 讨伐。Gǔdài dìwáng cháng yǐ tǎo fá zhūhóu lái gǒnggù zìjǐ de tǒngzhì.Ancient emperors often sent punitive expeditions against feudal lords to consolidate their rule.
- 讨伐。Zhè piān wénzhāng gōngkāi tǎo fá le dāngqián shèhuì zhōng de fǔbài xiànxiàng.This article publicly denounces the corruption in current society.
- ，讨伐。Rénmín fēnfēn fāshēng, tǎo fá nàxiē pòhuài huánjìng de xíngwéi.People one after another spoke out to condemn those behaviors that damage the environment.
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