Definition of rearguard action in English:

rearguard action

noun

A defensive action carried out by a retreating army.
后卫战斗
the troops remaining in the islands fought a bitter rearguard action
figurative we're fighting a rearguard action against the newspapers here
Example sentencesExamples
- The announcement represented a victory for defence chiefs who fought a fierce rearguard action against any change of policy.
- By the first week in January 1945, the German onslaught had been stopped and the Wehrmacht was fighting a desperate rearguard action.
- Over the next 20 years Broughton fought a rearguard action in defence of his church, while at the same time he worked creatively to establish a new basis for its financial support and governance.
- The EU and US have betrayed their promises to reform trade rules to promote development and poor countries have had to fight a rearguard action simply to keep some of their issues on the table.
- That said it was all hands to the pump all the way for Newbridge, as they fought out a desperate rearguard action interrupted by sporadic breaks by Cleare and Carr and some excellent line kicking by Ahearne.
- After the Glorious Revolution he was made a Jacobite duke, fought at the Boyne, carried on the rearguard action, and died in Limerick just before it was forced to capitulate.
- With City happy to put men behind the ball and fight a valiant rearguard action, the onus was on Scunthorpe to find a way through.
- And all the time we seem to be fighting a rearguard action to stay in business and remain competitive with others who don't have to accept the same sort of system as we do.
- These are probably people left over from the old regime who are simply fighting a rearguard action.
- During the 1924 retreat from Chaouen to Tétouan in west Morocco, a disaster even greater than Anual, it fought a month-long rearguard action under Franco.

Definition of rearguard action in US English:

rearguard action

nounˈˌrɪ(ə)rˈˌɡɑrd ˈˌækʃənˈˌri(ə)rˈˌɡärd ˈˌakSHən

A defensive action carried out by a retreating army.
后卫战斗
the troops remaining in the islands fought a bitter rearguard action
figurative we're fighting a rearguard action against the newspapers here
Example sentencesExamples
- During the 1924 retreat from Chaouen to Tétouan in west Morocco, a disaster even greater than Anual, it fought a month-long rearguard action under Franco.
- These are probably people left over from the old regime who are simply fighting a rearguard action.
- With City happy to put men behind the ball and fight a valiant rearguard action, the onus was on Scunthorpe to find a way through.
- And all the time we seem to be fighting a rearguard action to stay in business and remain competitive with others who don't have to accept the same sort of system as we do.
- Over the next 20 years Broughton fought a rearguard action in defence of his church, while at the same time he worked creatively to establish a new basis for its financial support and governance.
- The EU and US have betrayed their promises to reform trade rules to promote development and poor countries have had to fight a rearguard action simply to keep some of their issues on the table.
- The announcement represented a victory for defence chiefs who fought a fierce rearguard action against any change of policy.
- After the Glorious Revolution he was made a Jacobite duke, fought at the Boyne, carried on the rearguard action, and died in Limerick just before it was forced to capitulate.
- That said it was all hands to the pump all the way for Newbridge, as they fought out a desperate rearguard action interrupted by sporadic breaks by Cleare and Carr and some excellent line kicking by Ahearne.
- By the first week in January 1945, the German onslaught had been stopped and the Wehrmacht was fighting a desperate rearguard action.

词汇	rearguard action
释义	Definition of rearguard action in English: rearguard action noun A defensive action carried out by a retreating army. 后卫战斗 the troops remaining in the islands fought a bitter rearguard action figurative we're fighting a rearguard action against the newspapers here Example sentencesExamples The announcement represented a victory for defence chiefs who fought a fierce rearguard action against any change of policy. By the first week in January 1945, the German onslaught had been stopped and the Wehrmacht was fighting a desperate rearguard action. Over the next 20 years Broughton fought a rearguard action in defence of his church, while at the same time he worked creatively to establish a new basis for its financial support and governance. The EU and US have betrayed their promises to reform trade rules to promote development and poor countries have had to fight a rearguard action simply to keep some of their issues on the table. That said it was all hands to the pump all the way for Newbridge, as they fought out a desperate rearguard action interrupted by sporadic breaks by Cleare and Carr and some excellent line kicking by Ahearne. After the Glorious Revolution he was made a Jacobite duke, fought at the Boyne, carried on the rearguard action, and died in Limerick just before it was forced to capitulate. With City happy to put men behind the ball and fight a valiant rearguard action, the onus was on Scunthorpe to find a way through. And all the time we seem to be fighting a rearguard action to stay in business and remain competitive with others who don't have to accept the same sort of system as we do. These are probably people left over from the old regime who are simply fighting a rearguard action. During the 1924 retreat from Chaouen to Tétouan in west Morocco, a disaster even greater than Anual, it fought a month-long rearguard action under Franco. Definition of rearguard action in US English: rearguard action nounˈˌrɪ(ə)rˈˌɡɑrd ˈˌækʃənˈˌri(ə)rˈˌɡärd ˈˌakSHən A defensive action carried out by a retreating army. 后卫战斗 the troops remaining in the islands fought a bitter rearguard action figurative we're fighting a rearguard action against the newspapers here Example sentencesExamples During the 1924 retreat from Chaouen to Tétouan in west Morocco, a disaster even greater than Anual, it fought a month-long rearguard action under Franco. These are probably people left over from the old regime who are simply fighting a rearguard action. With City happy to put men behind the ball and fight a valiant rearguard action, the onus was on Scunthorpe to find a way through. And all the time we seem to be fighting a rearguard action to stay in business and remain competitive with others who don't have to accept the same sort of system as we do. Over the next 20 years Broughton fought a rearguard action in defence of his church, while at the same time he worked creatively to establish a new basis for its financial support and governance. The EU and US have betrayed their promises to reform trade rules to promote development and poor countries have had to fight a rearguard action simply to keep some of their issues on the table. The announcement represented a victory for defence chiefs who fought a fierce rearguard action against any change of policy. After the Glorious Revolution he was made a Jacobite duke, fought at the Boyne, carried on the rearguard action, and died in Limerick just before it was forced to capitulate. That said it was all hands to the pump all the way for Newbridge, as they fought out a desperate rearguard action interrupted by sporadic breaks by Cleare and Carr and some excellent line kicking by Ahearne. By the first week in January 1945, the German onslaught had been stopped and the Wehrmacht was fighting a desperate rearguard action.
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