rearguard action

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The porters are fighting a rearguard action against change.
搬運工人如今正為反對政策變化而進(jìn)行著一場后衛(wèi)戰(zhàn)斗。
With Mr Obama throwing his weight behind internet privacy, this rearguard action is less likely to be successful.
以奧巴馬不注重網(wǎng)絡(luò)隱私問題的性子，這次后衛(wèi)行動不太可能成功。
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.
但離職之后的鮑爾森如今似乎正忙于維護(hù)其在中國的聲望。鮑爾森多年來曾數(shù)十次訪問中國。

Led by the Dutch, they fought a rearguard action to preserve something of the semi-automatic weapon.
ECONOMIST: Charlemagne
Vociferous groups, both on the left and the right, are still fighting a rearguard action.
ECONOMIST: Israel and the Palestinians
Betty Boothroyd, the speaker, fights a sustained rearguard action to preserve the Commons of yore.
ECONOMIST: The golden age of the Commons