rearguard action

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The porters are fighting a rearguard action against change.
搬運(yùn)工人如今正為反對(duì)政策變化而進(jìn)行著一場(chǎng)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?shī)W巴馬不注重網(wǎng)絡(luò)隱私問(wèn)題的性子，這次后衛(wèi)行動(dòng)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(guó)的聲望。鮑爾森多年來(lái)曾數(shù)十次訪(fǎng)問(wèn)中國(guó)。

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