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单词 in one's rear
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in (also at, on) one's rear
d. in (also at, on) one's rear: at one's back, behind one.
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the world > space > relative position > position at the back > at the back or in the rear [phrase]
in (also at) the rearward1402
at the back ofc1430
in rear1602
in the rear1602
in (also at, on) one's rear?1624
in arrear1642
in retard1836
in back1961
?1624 G. Chapman in tr. Crowne Homers Wks. Ep. Ded. ¶3 In five Battaillions randging all his Men; Bristl'd with Pikes, and flanck't with Flanckers ten; Gaue fire still in his Rere.
1653 H. Holcroft tr. Procopius Gothick Warre i. 34 in tr. Procopius Hist. Warres Justinian They began on both sides.., Vitigis and Belisarius incouraging their men in their Reares.
1725 D. Defoe Compl. Eng. Tradesman I. vi. 76 His payments may come in on his front, as fast as they go out in his rear.
1758 B. Martin Misc. Corr. (1759) II. 718/1 Behold! they fly with coward fear; See! Fred'rick follows at their rear.
1776 E. Gibbon Decline & Fall I. xi. 302 The barbarians, finding it impossible to traverse the Danube and the Roman camp, broke through the posts in their rear, which were more feebly or less carefully guarded.
1827 R. Southey Hist. Peninsular War II. 303 A plan which was impossible, unless Soult should..allow the enemy to get in his rear.
1863 A. P. Stanley Lect. Jewish Church I. v. 125 The huge mountain range which rose on their rear, and cut off their return.
1903 G. C. Lee True Hist. Civil War xiii. 338 Lee discovered that his communication with Richmond was threatened by the Union army at his rear.
1938 Foreign Service Feb. 12/3 The evening was quiet. For several hours the heavy Skodas had been firing ranging shots, but their targets were far in our rear.
1993 German Stud. Rev. 16 142 Halder certainly had no wish to undertake major operations in the eastern Mediterranean that were dependent on sea communications and that had an undefeated Russia lurking in their rear.
2006 P. Groenendijk & P. Vollard Archit. Guide Netherlands 427/2 All shops take in stock from a service road at their rear.
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