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单词 rearguard action
释义
rearguard action
noun[CorU]
uk
/ˈrɪə.ɡɑːd ˌæk.ʃən/us
/ˈrɪr.ɡɑːrd ˌæk.ʃən/
afinalattempttopreventsomething fromhappening:
最后一搏；顽抗到底；竭尽全力
Theunionsweredeterminedtofightarearguardactionagainstthe government'splanstostripthem oftheirpowers.各工会下定决心作最后一搏，以抗拒政府剥夺其权力的计划。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Effort and expending energy
  • assiduity
  • assiduous
  • assiduously
  • assiduousness
  • be running on emptyidiom
  • blood
  • elbow grease
  • fight
  • hamster wheel
  • hard at itidiom
  • heavy lifting
  • heroically
  • kill
  • push
  • putsomethingin/putsomethingintosomething
  • set/putyourmind tosomethingidiom
  • shot
  • slog
  • slugger
  • strenuous
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(Definition ofrearguard actionfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

rearguard action| American Dictionary

rearguard action
noun[C]
(alsorear-guard action,us
/ˈrɪərˈɡɑrd ˌæk·ʃən/)
us
/ˈrɪərˈɡɑrd ˌæk·ʃən/
aneffortto do somethingeffectiveor get anadvantageafter themainefforthasfailed:
Supporterstryingtokeepthemuseumopenarefightinga rear-guard action.
(Definition ofrearguard actionfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofrearguard action

rearguard action
Cleomenes' superior numbers forced the defenders to retreat, but theirrearguardactionallowed most of the population to escapeonly 1,000 were captured.
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Parkinson claimed that the criticism was arearguardactionby the establishment against the perceived desecration of an institution by an outsider.
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Yet much of the book is a foot-draggingrearguardactionwhich subtlely attempts to undermine the established hypothesis.
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Rather, the past two centuries have been a perpetualrearguardactionagainst the modernising forces at the gates of both palace and temple.
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Their criticisms amount to a kind of cultural protectionism, therearguardactionof outmoded gatekeepers protesting the rise of new mediators.
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In fact, the triumph of the dean and chapter was only achieved through a highly effectiverearguardactionto defeat a major threat to its authority.
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We want to shape the future, and shaping the future does not mean fighting arearguardactionor useless protectionism, but accompanying change.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The secondrearguardactionwhich has to be fought is on the question of affinity.
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We usually fight arearguardactionbut there are now 44-tonne lorries on our roads.
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Indeed, thatrearguardactionhas itself adversely affected confidence in the police.
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They will be fighting arearguardactionto get some of that money back in the autumn.
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Perhaps the post offices are trying to fight arearguardactionbecause they do not want people to move over to automated credit transfer.
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However, it really does have the feel of arearguardactionafter a major campaign.
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For many years now anti-fluoride campaigners have been fighting arearguardactionagainst fluoridisation.
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We have fought arearguardactionand have lost, as we shall lose tonight.
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