rearguard

1. N-SING In a battle, the rearguard is a group of soldiers who protect the back part of an army, especially when the army is leaving the battle. (尤指戰(zhàn)場(chǎng)上軍隊(duì)撤退時(shí)的)後衛(wèi)部隊(duì)['the' N]

2. PHRASE If someone is fighting a rearguard action or mounting a rearguard action, they are trying very hard to prevent something from happening, even though it is probably too late for them to succeed. 負(fù)隅頑抗; 最後一搏[journalism]

Mr. Lin looks increasingly like someone fighting a rearguard action to keep their job. 林先生越來(lái)越像是爲(wèi)了保住自己的工作而作最後一搏的那些人。