rearguard action

and he will also have to fight a rearguard action to preserve some of the achievements of his first term.

而他也将为了维护第一个任期内的一些成就而以后卫上场。

with mr obama throwing his weight behind internet privacy, this rearguard action is less likely to be successful.

随着奥巴马先生动用职权支持网络隐私保护，网络公司发起的这场保卫战更无望取胜。

made superfluous by the link, although wikipedia is fighting a brave rearguard action.

它们因链接变得多余，虽然维基总是在防止盗链（不知对不对）。

Mr Urban looks increasingly like someone fighting a rearguard action to keep their job.

厄本先生越来越像为了保住工作作最后一搏的那些人。

ge has been fighting for months a rearguard action over the soundness of its finance business.

数月来，通用电气一直在努力捍卫旗下金融业务的稳健性。

but they will always be fighting a rearguard action.

但这场战争他们永远无望获胜。

so far, the intermediaries have fought a rearguard action, but that is unlikely to stop mr erhard for long.

目前中间商已经打起了一场保卫战，但这不太可能长久地阻挡艾哈德。

To veer further off the Enterprise Week message, I wonder whether this Treasury-inspired campaign merely represents a rearguard action against demographics?

离创业周的话题再远一些。我想知道，英国财政部授意下的此次活动，仅是对人口结构变化的一种防卫行动吗？

the porters are fighting a rearguard action against change.

搬运工人如今正为反对政策变化而进行着一场后卫战斗。

They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished.

两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。

they tried to stage a rearguard action to defend vienna, but it was futile.

他们试图作为后卫部队来包围维也纳，但是却失败了。

as one of the world's leading defenders, rio is well qualified to judge rangers' resolute rearguard action.

作为世界顶级后卫之一，里奥很有资格评价流浪者顽强的防守表现。