rearguard
['ri?,ɡɑ:d]
- adj. 無望取勝的；殿后抵擋的
- n. 后衛(wèi)
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中文詞源
rearguard 后衛(wèi)部隊
rear,后面的，guard,守衛(wèi)。
雙語例句
- 1. They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished.
- 兩年來，為了不讓拆除他們的房子，他們一直在進(jìn)行最后的努力。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
- 2. Mr Urban looks increasingly like someone fighting a rearguard action to keep their job.
- 厄本先生越來越像為了保住工作作最后一搏的那些人。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The government is fighting a rearguard action against the mass of public opinion.
- 政府冒天下之大不韙負(fù)隅頑抗.
來自辭典例句