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
- 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。 - 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。 - It was desperate last-ditch attempt to salvage the situation.
这是挽回局势的背水一战。 - 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。 - 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 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。 - It's the last-ditch fight for them.
这就是他们生死存亡的最后一搏了。 - A last-ditch fight with clubs and bare hands.
用木棍和拳头作的殊死一搏。 - 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。 - 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。