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Meaning of 残敌

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cán (Trad.: 殘敵)
defeated enemy
Example Sentences
1
Two companies were left behind to guard and mop up the recaptured territory.
2
Cheap to recruit and equip, scouts are useful for running down fleeing troops and scattering archers.
3
They want to get on with dealing the most humiliating defeat upon the remaining enemy: foes such as those employers who pay women less than comparable men;
4
使
The Roman cavalry came back from the pursuit of Hannibal's horse to turn what was already a defeat into a disastrous rout.
5
使
Mopping up this mess will take more than firepower. Better governance is needed on poor islands such as Jolo, so that the law of the gun, jihadist or simply criminal, is less persuasive.