rearguard

['riə,ɡɑ:d]

解释

  • adj. 无望取胜的;殿后抵挡的
  • n. 后卫

※ 提供单词"rearguard"的中文意思、发音示范及音标对照,中英文词源、例句和用法等。

中文词源

rearguard 后卫部队

rear,后面的,guard,守卫。

例句和用法

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