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。
• As a result, a great propaganda war between the old guard and the young rebels will break out and shake the halls of ivy.
  作为结果，老一代卫道士与青年反叛分子之间发生的宣传战将动摇常春藤构成的会堂。
• 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。
• And he still seems bent on repaying election favours to a rapacious old guard.
  他一心想要答谢一位贪婪的老兵，为他的选举帮了忙。
• 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。
• Authentic leaders focused on customers are replacing the old guard of hierarchical leaders who concentrated on serving short-term shareholders.
  真正的企业领袖关注顾客需求，他们正在替代那些站在公司金字塔尖发号施令、只关注股东短期利益的管理者。
• The managing director is one of the old guard, but the new young sales director seems to be getting the rest of the board to take a more up-to-date view.
  总经理是个保守派，但这位新来的年轻的销售经理，似乎在使其他的董事会成员接受更具有现代化的观点。
• But for reform to continue, Mr Thein Sein needs to show the old guard concrete results.
  但要继续推进改革，登盛必须让保守派看到实实在在的成果。
• New members of the party felt they had been double-crossed by the old guard.
  党内的新成员觉得他们被那个资深党员骗了。
• For the old guard, equities are merely a high-profile hook on which to hang higher-margin data, technology and derivatives businesses.
  对于守旧者，股票只是一个备受关注的平台，用于挂靠利润率更高的数据、技术和衍生品业务。