英语词汇“rearguard action”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

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rearguard action

rearguard action n. a defensive stand made by the rearguard of a retreating army; also figurative and in extended use.

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society > armed hostility > defence > [noun] > defensive action

rearguard action1838

1838 F. Shoberl tr. A. Thiers Hist. French Revol. (ed. 2) IV. 23 Massena fought a rearguard action with the division which had masked Peschiera.

1946 Ess. & Stud. 31 46 This scene is a magnificent rear-guard action by Cleopatra.

1977 World of Cricket Monthly June 29/1 It was left to Murray and Roberts to provide a defiant rearguard action which postponed the end.

1995 T. Parks Ital. Educ. 197 The Germans fought their long and bloody rearguard action up the peninsula.

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单词	rearguard action
释义	> as lemmas rearguard action rearguard action n. a defensive stand made by the rearguard of a retreating army; also figurative and in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > defence > [noun] > defensive action rearguard action1838 1838 F. Shoberl tr. A. Thiers Hist. French Revol. (ed. 2) IV. 23 Massena fought a rearguard action with the division which had masked Peschiera. 1946 Ess. & Stud. 31 46 This scene is a magnificent rear-guard action by Cleopatra. 1977 World of Cricket Monthly June 29/1 It was left to Murray and Roberts to provide a defiant rearguard action which postponed the end. 1995 T. Parks Ital. Educ. 197 The Germans fought their long and bloody rearguard action up the peninsula. extracted from rearguardn.¹ < as lemmas
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