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

• Her husband whomped up a last-ditch dinner.
  她丈夫迫于无奈，匆匆做了一顿晚饭。
• Mr Qaddafi's also says will and his people together guard until the flow in a last-ditch tripoli a drop of blood.
  卡扎菲还称将与他的人民一起守卫的黎波里，直至流尽最后一滴血。
• The possibility of a last-ditch resistance by the enemy should not be dismissed.
  敌人负隅顽抗的可能性是不可不加考虑的。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• North Korea has admitted that technical problems might make it delay a rocket launch, as Seoul pursues a last-ditch attempt to persuade its neighbour to abandon the plan.
  朝鲜承认，由于出现技术问题，该国可能被迫推迟既定的火箭发射。韩国仍在为说服邻国放弃发射计划而做着最后的努力。
• Teachers, colleagues, Yes, let us make a last-ditch pumping a wire;
  老师们，同行们，是春蚕，就让我们抽尽最后一根丝；
• 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。