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

林先生越来越像是为了保住自己的工作而作最后一搏的那些人。

《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》

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。

《牛津词典》

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。

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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