大张挞伐dà zhāng tà fádeclare war on a country to punish its iniquities; denounce sb; launch attacks on sb;send large armed forces to suppress on a big scale
❍ 他掌权时，经常对持不同意见的人～。When he was in power,he often launched attacks on those who held different views from his.
❍ 从此以后，皇帝对这里的少数民族就～。After that the emperor sent large armed forces to suppress the national minorities in this area on a big scale. 大张挞伐dà zhānɡ tà fá张：施展；挞伐：征讨。使用武力大规模地讨伐。也指对人进行攻击或声讨。launch attacks on sb., declare war on a country to punish it for its iniquities, denounce sb. |