rearguard action

音标发音

• 英式音标 [ˈrɪə.ɡɑːd ˌæk.ʃən]
• 美式音标 [ˈrɪr.ɡɑːrd ˌæk.ʃən]
• 英式发音
• 美式发音

基本解释

• 后卫战斗

同根派生

英汉例句

双语例句

• The porters are fighting a rearguard action against change.
  搬运工人如今正为反对政策变化而进行着一场后卫战斗。
• With Mr Obama throwing his weight behind internet privacy, this rearguard action is less likely to be successful.
  以奥巴马不注重网络隐私问题的性子，这次后卫行动不太可能成功。
• But after leaving office, he seems to have been caught up in a rearguard action to protect his reputation in a country he has spent years visiting.
  但离职之后的鲍尔森如今似乎正忙于维护其在中国的声望。 鲍尔森多年来曾数十次访问中国。

权威例句

• Led by the Dutch, they fought a rearguard action to preserve something of the semi-automatic weapon.
  ECONOMIST: Charlemagne
• Vociferous groups, both on the left and the right, are still fighting a rearguard action.
  ECONOMIST: Israel and the Palestinians
• Betty Boothroyd, the speaker, fights a sustained rearguard action to preserve the Commons of yore.
  ECONOMIST: The golden age of the Commons

词组短语

短语

• fight a rearguard action 竭尽全力

英英字典

剑桥英英字典

• a final attempt to prevent something from happening