old guard

英 [əʊld ɡɑːd]

美 [oʊld ɡɑːrd]

n.  (守旧的)元老派; 保守派; 卫道士

Collins.1

牛津词典

noun

• （守旧的）元老派；保守派；卫道士
  the original members of a group or an organization, who are often against change

柯林斯词典

• N-SING-COLL （组织中的）保守派，守旧派
  If you refer to a group of people as theold guard, you mean that they have worked in a particular organization for a very long time and are unwilling to accept new ideas or practices.
  1. The old guard did not like the changes that Brewer introduced...
     保守派不满布鲁尔推行的这些变革。
  2. He belongs to the ruling Nationalist Party's old guard.
     他属于执政的国民党的保守派。

英英释义

noun

• a faction that is unwilling to accept new ideas

双语例句

• He must be one of the old guard.
  他可能就是一个老门卫罢了。
• It will not be easy to winkle out the old guard and train younger replacements.
  解雇老警卫、再训练年轻警卫取而代之并不是件容易的事。
• He knows I'm old guard. you're fringe.
  我是主流，你是非主流。
• The old guard is only now recognizing the fact that your present reality is beyond saving.
  守旧的保护人现在才认识到你们的当下世界实相已不能挽回。
• Analysts believe Mr Papandreou will need to side with the reformists in his party, risking the alienation of the old guard which has a more populist economic agenda, while seeking the support of trade unions and other interest groups.
  分析人士相信，帕潘德里欧需要和党内的改革派站在一边，在寻求工会及其它利益集团的支持时，可能会疏远经济议程更趋于民粹主义的保守派盟友。
• The conservative old guard had re-established its political supremacy
  守旧的保守派已经重新掌控了政治大权。
• The old guard did not like the changes that Brewer introduced
  保守派不满布鲁尔推行的这些变革。
• The Republican National Committee remained an Old Guard stronghold even after Mr Eisenhower's election.
  共和党的全国委员会甚至在艾森豪威尔先生当选总统之后仍然是保守派的堡垒。
• He belongs to the ruling Nationalist Party's old guard.
  他属于执政的国民党的保守派。
• But one can't imagine any of the old guard of Hong Kong's business community ( except for maybe Gordon Wu) risking Beijing's wrath in this way.
  但是任何人都不敢想象香港商业社会的守旧者（或许除了胡应湘外）会以这种方式冒激怒北京的险。