流逝汉英词典

rearguard

R 开头单词专八核心词

音标发音

  • 英式音标 [ˈrɪə.ɡɑːd]
  • 美式音标 [ˈrɪr.ɡɑːrd]
  • 国际音标 ['riə,ɡɑ:d]
  • 英式发音
  • 美式发音

基本解释

  • n. 後衛；防禦（或保守）成分
  • adj. 後衛的；防禦的

同根派生

     

英汉例句

    雙語例句

  • The porters are fighting a rearguard action against change.
    搬運工人如今正爲反對政策變化而進行著一場後衛戰鬭。
  • With Mr Obama throwing his weight behind internet privacy, this rearguard action is less likely to be successful.
    以奧巴馬不注重網絡隱私問題的性子，這次後衛行動不太可能成功。
  • But America's soldiers, tied to the valley roads by the weight of their gear and not trained to march, were victims of an enemy that could climb the hills overlooking their rearguard.
    但美國大兵由於裝備過重，被睏在了河穀地區的崎嶇道路上，加上平時很少行軍，結果都成了山頭上偵查美軍後續部隊的敵人手中的獵物。

    • 權威例句

  • Led by the Dutch, they fought a rearguard action to preserve something of the semi-automatic weapon.
    ECONOMIST: Charlemagne
  • Vociferous groups, both on the left and the right, are still fighting a rearguard action.
    ECONOMIST: Israel and the Palestinians
  • Evangelicals have ever since been relegated to fighting rearguard battles in an increasingly bellicose culture war.
    FORBES: How Should Christians Vote On November 6th?

词组短语

    短語

  • rearguard action 後衛戰鬭
  • Side rearguard 邊後衛
  • aztec rearguard 墨西哥隊後防線
  • fight a rearguard action 竭盡全力
  • the rearguard of Yuan Ci -poem 元詞殿軍

英英字典

    劍橋英英字典

  • the people who are the last in a row or group, especially in a military situation

    • 柯林斯英英字典

  • In a battle, the rearguard is a group of soldiers who protect the back part of an army, especially when the army is leaving the battle.
  • If someone is fighting a rearguard action or mounting a rearguard action, they are trying very hard to prevent something from happening, even though it is probably too late for them to succeed.