rearguard
['riə,ɡɑ:d]
- adj. 无望取胜的;殿后抵挡的
- n. 后卫
中文词源
rearguard 后卫部队
rear,后面的,guard,守卫。
双语例句
- 1. They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished.
- 两年来,为了不让拆除他们的房子,他们一直在进行最后的努力。
来自《权威词典》
- 2. Mr Urban looks increasingly like someone fighting a rearguard action to keep their job.
- 厄本先生越来越像为了保住工作作最后一搏的那些人。
来自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government is fighting a rearguard action against the mass of public opinion.
- 政府冒天下之大不韪负隅顽抗.
来自辞典例句