• adj. 無望取勝的；殿后抵擋的
• n. 后衛(wèi)

rear,后面的，guard,守衛(wèi)。

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隅頑抗.

來自辭典例句