| 词汇 | fight a rearguard action |
| 释义 | fight a rearguard actionfight a rearguard action a) STOP something THAT IS HAPPENINGto make a determined effort to prevent a change that you think is bad, although it seems too late to stop it 竭力阻止，顽强抵抗 They have been fighting a rearguard action to stop a supermarket being built on the land. 为了阻止在这块地上建超级市场，他们一直在做最后的努力。 b) PMif an army fights a rearguard action, it defends itself at the back against an enemy that is chasing it 殿后作战，后卫战斗〔由后卫部队阻击追兵〕 Examples from the Corpus fight a rearguard action• A rearguard action is being fought against the sale of the land for business development.• With their captain and inspiration, Roy Aitken, suspended, Saints seemed to have come prepared to fight a rearguard action. → fight a rearguard action at rearguard(1) |
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