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rearguard

['riə,ɡɑ:d]
  • adj. 无望取胜的;殿后抵挡的
  • n. 后卫

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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