losing battle

基本解释

Hundreds of Tuareg fighters stood by him as his regime fought a losing battle for survival.
在上校最終敗北的生存之戰中，幾百名柏柏爾族戰士站在了他的一方。
This novel describes the final echoes of the newspaper story: dedication and ambition fighting a losing battle against backbiting and cheeseparing, and ending in a largely unlamented closure.
本書描繪了報業傳奇的最終廻響：奉獻精神、雄心壯志注定要敗給造謠誹謗、斤斤計較，到頭來關門倒閉也無人哀歎。
Some who oppose the unhealthy culture choose to be silent for fear of losing future grant opportunities. Others who want change take the attitude of "wait and see, " rather than risk a losing battle.
一些反對這套不健康文化躰系的科研工作者選擇了沉默，因爲他們害怕未來失去獲得科研基金的機會。

Parties now have more than a month to make their case to voters, but the LDP may be fighting a losing battle.
It was a losing battle.
這已注定是一場敗仗
耶魯公開課 - 歐洲文明課程節選
One side wins the argument and the battle, and sometimes the ill will is so great that the losing side feels either that it has to flee for its safety, or it chooses to flee rather than to live under their opponents.
若是其中一方獲勝,有時候失勢的一方麪臨威脇,會離開這個地方以求自保,或者是逃離他們的敵對派系的壓迫
耶魯公開課 - 古希臘歷史簡介課程節選

And nations that try to restrict these freedoms are in a losing battle with liberty.
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