damage limitation

[英国英语]

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  N-UNCOUNT Damage limitation is action that is taken to make the bad results of something as small as possible, when it is impossible to avoid bad results completely. 损失控制 [英国英语]

  例：

  But Broomfield argues that the long-running case is now an exercise in damage limitation for the Los Angeles police.

  但布洛姆菲尔德争辩说，目前这一持续性事件正是对洛杉矶警察在损失控制方面的一次演习。