brings up the rear是什么意思

问题描述

With 40% of its babies born out of wedlock, America sits near the middle of the global pack in this category. Conservative Turkey brings up the rear with a scant 3%.

请问：brings up the rear 是什么意思？

老师答疑

倪老师：

短语 bring up the rear 意为“排名垫底”，即最后一名。（to be in the last position in a group, line, etc.）例如：

At this point in the voting, Jones is leading with Smith in second place and Johnson bringing up the rear.（到目前为止的选情是 Jones 第一，Smith 第二，Johnson 排在最后）