rearguard
n (usu the rearguard) [CGp]
body of troops sent to guard the rear of an army, esp when it is retreating 後衛(wèi)部隊(duì)(尤指軍隊(duì)撤退時(shí)的). Cf 參看 vanguard. `rearguard action
1 fight between an army in retreat and the enemy 後衛(wèi)戰(zhàn)斗(後撤的部隊(duì)與敵軍之間的戰(zhàn)斗).
2 (fig 比喻) struggle continued even when it is unlikely to succeed 即使無望取勝也要繼續(xù)進(jìn)行的斗爭(zhēng)
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.
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