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
- Last-ditch efforts by the researchers and the bureau to prevent the uprooting failed.
这组科研人员和该局阻止茄子植株被拔掉的最后举措失败了。 - The Treasury made a last-ditch attempt to intervene.
财政部作最后的努力进行干预。 - And now they have come up with a last-ditch plan to avert Meltdown: a plan designed to harness the untapped resources of its migrant community people like Kwasi, whose youth, ambition and skills Germany needs to keep its economic engine running.
目前他们已提出最后一招,以避免彻底崩溃:一个旨在利用未开发资源,即其移民群体的计划德国需要像夸西这样人,用他们青春、雄心和技术,确保它的经济引擎继续运行。 - 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。 - One aim of this higher visibility is to emphasize to the dark that any last-ditch attempts at disruption will not be tolerated by us.
我们更多的可见度其中一个目的便是向那些黑暗势力强调,我们不会容忍任何他们想阻止这些最后一搏的尝试。 - A last-ditch fight with clubs and bare hands.
用木棍和拳头作的殊死一搏。 - When he passed the post office building, he stopped and sent Mrs Qin a last-ditch telegram.
路过邮电局时,他抱着挣扎一下的想法又给秦老师打了个电报。 - 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。 - President Barack Obama phoned congressional leaders on Wednesday from Hawaii before cutting short his Christmas break to fly overnight back to Washington in a last-ditch effort to revive talks on the budget.
周三,总统巴拉克奥巴马(BarackObama)在夏威夷致电国会领袖。随后他缩短了自己的圣诞假期,连夜飞回华盛顿,试图付出最后的努力重启预算谈判。 - Hostage taking is a last-ditch effort.
人质挟持是最后的努力。