last-ditch
英 [ˌlɑːst ˈdɪtʃ]
美 [ˌlæst ˈdɪtʃ]
adj. 作最后努力(或尝试)的; 孤注一掷的
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牛津词典
adj.
- 作最后努力(或尝试)的;孤注一掷的
used to describe a final attempt to achieve sth, when there is not much hope of succeeding- She underwent a heart transplant in a last-ditch attempt to save her.
她动了心脏移植手术,这是为挽救她的生命而作的最后一次努力。
- She underwent a heart transplant in a last-ditch attempt to save her.
柯林斯词典
- ADJ 孤注一掷的;最后一搏的
Alast-ditchaction is done only because there are no other ways left to achieve something or to prevent something happening. It is often done without much hope that it will succeed.- ...a last-ditch attempt to prevent civil war.
阻止内战发生的最后努力 - ...a desperate, last-ditch counterattack.
孤注一掷的反击
- ...a last-ditch attempt to prevent civil war.
英英释义
adj
- of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster)
- a last-ditch attempt
双语例句
- Barack Obama is cutting short his Christmas break in Hawaii to return to Washington for last-ditch budget negotiations to try to avert the large tax rises and spending cuts that kick in on January 1.
巴拉克奥巴马(barackobama)提前结束了在夏威夷的圣诞休假,返回华盛顿,为预算谈判做最后努力,希望避免将于明年1月1日生效的大幅增税和减支。 - It's the last-ditch fight for them.
这就是他们生死存亡的最后一搏了。 - But, in a last-ditch effort, we had enrolled her in an experimental treatment program.
但是,在义无反顾的努力下,我们让她参加了一个实验性的治疗项目。 - Their only chance to protect their hometown is to put the'pedal to the medal'in a last-ditch scheme to save their county.
保护他们的家乡的他们的唯一的机会将在一个最后沟的保留他们的县的计划放这块'到这枚奖章的踏板'。 - She underwent a heart transplant in a last-ditch attempt to save her.
她动了心脏移植手术,这是为挽救她的生命而作的最后一次努力。 - BUSH: The initiative comes at least in part in response to pressure from Arab allies to make a last-ditch effort to address the Israeli-Palestinian conflict before Bush steps down in14 months.
布什:至少部分的主动权力是为了应对布什在14个月内辞职前来自阿拉伯联盟最后的努力要挑起巴以的冲突。 - He "downplayed" the possibility of holding last-ditch talks with Iraq in switzerland.
他“淡化”了在瑞士与伊拉克进行最后阶段谈判的可能性。 - The European Axis Powers have sensed it, and Hitler is adopting a desperate last-ditch policy.
欧洲轴心国是感到了这一变化的;希特勒采取了最后挣扎的政策。 - The proposed deal would be a last-ditch attempt to revive the Doha round before a US law enhancing President George W. Bush's authority to negotiate trade pacts expires later this year.
一项增强乔治•布什(GeorgeW.Bush)总统贸易协议谈判授权的法案将于今年晚些时候到期,而上述拟议中的协议,将是该法案到期前重启多哈回合谈判的最后一次努力。 - The Treasury made a last-ditch attempt to intervene.
财政部作最后的努力进行干预。