| 释义 |
fight a rear-guard actiona. to 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.他们一直竭力阻止在这块地上建超级市场。b. if an army fights a rearguard action, it defends itself at the back against an enemy that is chasing it殿后作战，后着卫斗〔由后卫部队阻击追兵〕 |