rearguard

• adj. 無望取勝的；殿後抵擋的
• n. 後衛

rear,後麵的，guard,守衛。

1. They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished.

兩年來，為了不讓拆除他們的房子，他們一直在進行最後的努力。

來自《權威詞典》

2. Mr Urban looks increasingly like someone fighting a rearguard action to keep their job.

厄本先生越來越像為了保住工作作最後一搏的那些人。

來自柯林斯例句

3. The government is fighting a rearguard action against the mass of public opinion.

政府冒天下之大不韙負隅頑抗.

來自辭典例句