rearguard action中文,rearguard action的意思,rearguard action翻译及用法

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rearguard action

英[ˈrɪəˌgɑ:d ˈækʃən]美[ˈrɪrˌɡɑrd ˈækʃən]

后卫战斗

rearguard action 英语释义

英语释义

    1. a defensive or delaying fight engaged in by a rear guard (as in covering the retreat of an army or the evacuation of a besieged garrison)

    2. an effort put forth by means of preventive or delaying measures or tactics and usually against great odds in defense of a threatened existing order or situation or in opposition to a proposed new departure
    to be something of a brake, to perform a rearguard action, if you will, on inflationary trends
    — D. V. Brown dissipate their influence in relatively ineffective rearguard actions designed to prevent particular regulatory measures
    — H. R. Bowen

rearguard action 例句

英汉例句

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

    两年来,为了不让拆除他们的房子,他们一直在进行最后的努力。

  • While it battles bin Laden's al-Qaeda network abroad, the agency has been fighting a ferocious rearguard action at home to keep the CTC independent of the new Department of Homeland Security.

    当反恐中心在国外与本-拉丹的「基地」组织网斗争时,中情局在国内一直在进行一场使反恐中心独立于新设立的国土安全部的激烈斗争。

  • With Mr Obama throwing his weight behind internet privacy, this rearguard action is less likely to be successful.

    以奥巴马不注重网络隐私问题的性子,这次后卫行动不太可能成功。

  • But after leaving office, he seems to have been caught up in a rearguard action to protect his reputation in a country he has spent years visiting.

    但离职之后的鲍尔森如今似乎正忙于维护其在中国的声望。鲍尔森多年来曾数十次访问中国。

  • The Pentagon is fighting a spirited rearguard action to limit the damage.

    五角大楼正奋力采取行动将损失降到最低。

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