rearguard

• adj. 无望取胜的；殿后抵挡的
• n. 后卫

rear,后面的，guard,守卫。

1. 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。

来自《权威词典》

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

厄本先生越来越像为了保住工作作最后一搏的那些人。

来自柯林斯例句

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

政府冒天下之大不韪负隅顽抗.

来自辞典例句