last-ditch

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last-ditch

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌlast-ˈditch adjective a last-ditch attempt/effort etc LASTa final attempt to achieve something before it is too late 最后的尝试/努力等 The negotiators made a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement. 谈判者为达成协议作了最后的努力。

ˌlast-ˈditch adjectiveChineseSyllable

last-ditch
ˌlast-ˈditch

adjective
a last-ditch attempt/effort etc a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late:

The negotiators made a last-ditch effort to reach an agreement.

last-ditch

BrE

/ˌlɑːst ˈdɪtʃ/

NAmE

/ˌlæst ˈdɪtʃ/

adjective

[only before noun]

used to describe a final attempt to achieve sth, when there is not much hope of succeeding 作最后努力（或尝试）的；孤注一掷的

◆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。