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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
      1. 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。

    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.
      1. ...a last-ditch attempt to prevent civil war.
        阻止内战发生的最后努力
      2. ...a desperate, last-ditch counterattack.
        孤注一掷的反击

    英英释义

    adj

    • of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster)
      1. a last-ditch attempt

    双语例句

    • Mr Cameron also puts party hostilities aside to back a last-ditch plan unveiled by his former foe Gordon Brown to fast-track new powers for Edinburgh.
      卡梅伦还把党派的敌对先搁置一边,全力推进其之前的对手戈登布朗公布的一则计划,作为最后防线,计划将快速为爱丁堡提供新动力。
    • 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。
    • Her husband whomped up a last-ditch dinner.
      她丈夫迫于无奈,匆匆做了一顿晚饭。
    • 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。
    • Thousands of people began queuing on Wednesday, in a last-ditch attempt to secure a ticket for the Olympics.
      星期三有上千人开始排队,为获得奥运会门票做最后的尝试。
    • Looking to sell its asset-management business sounds like a last-ditch move.
      出售资产管理业务听起来似乎是雷曼兄弟的无奈之举。
    • Hostage taking is a last-ditch effort.
      人质挟持是最后的努力。
    • Diouf was sent on in a last-ditch attempt to net an equaliser, after Edin Dzeko scored his first Premier League goal to give City the lead.
      迪乌夫有一个扳平比分的机会,在比赛中哲科打进了自己在EPL的第一个进球。
    • It's the last-ditch fight for them.
      这就是他们生死存亡的最后一搏了。
    • The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany arrived in Minsk on Wednesday for last-ditch talks aimed at agreeing a ceasefire in the 10-month conflict in eastern Ukraine, even as fighting raged on the ground.
      乌克兰、俄罗斯、法国和德国的领导人周三抵达明斯克进行最后努力,目的是针对乌克兰东部持续10个月的冲突达成停火协议,即便交战仍在激烈进行中。