搜尋結果
rearguard action
- IPA[ˈrirˌɡärd ˌakSHən]
美式
- a defensive action carried out by a retreating army
noun: rearguard action, plural noun: rearguard actions
- 釋義
名詞
- 1. a defensive action carried out by a retreating army the troops remaining in the islands fought a bitter rearguard action we're fighting a rearguard action against the newspapers here
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英式
- a defensive action carried out by a retreating army: the troops remaining in the islands fought a bitter rearguard action we're fighting a rearguard action against the newspapers here
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