1. rearguard的意思
1. The dismissal was the cue for a magnificent rearguard action from Inter who dealt with almost everything the fearsome Barca attack could throw at them.
2. By the last 15 minutes the London side were reduced to blocking, with every player behind the ball in a desperate rearguard action.
noun
1. a detachment assigned to protect the rear of a (retreating) military body