| 词汇 | last-ditch |
| 释义 | last-ditch adjective uk /ˌlɑːstˈdɪtʃ/ us /ˌlæstˈdɪtʃ/(alsolast-gasp) last-ditch attempt/effort an effort or attempt that is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed: 最后一招，最后一根救命稻草;孤注一掷 He resigned in a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat.为了避免他所在的政党在大选中失利，他使出了最后一招——辞去了领导职务。 Final and finally antepenultimate as a last resortidiom at the end of the dayidiom back end closer conclusion end eventual eventually final finally hear/see the last of somethingidiom last lastly latest latter next to last the last someone heard/saw of someone/somethingidiom ultimately last-ditch | American Dictionarylast-ditch adjective[ not gradable ] us/ˈˈlæstˈdɪtʃ/ happening or tried at the final opportunity, before it is too late: In a last-ditch attempt to win the election, he promised sweeping tax cuts. last-ditch | Business Englishlast-ditch adjective[ before noun ] uk /ˌlɑːstˈdɪtʃ/us used to describe an act that is made at the end of a series of failures to solve a problem, and is not expected to succeed: last-ditch effort/attemptThey are now involved in a last-ditch attempt to save the steel plant. Examples of last-ditchlast-ditch Moderation is only a last-ditch response to electoral panic. It is only in the 1990s that we see communities and linguists in a last-ditch effort to save these disappearing languages-whatever "save" means to the various proponents. This is our last-ditch attempt to put labels and pictures on cigarette packs which reflect the true cost of smoking. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I think that they trust us to defend their rights, and do not consider it necessary to be present at this last-ditch battle. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The contention that many of these last-ditch tenders were approved against officers' advice has not been challenged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This is primarily because this has been a last-ditch policy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been called the last-ditch stand and the last post. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 This sounds like the last-ditch stand of the "may" brigade; the power as opposed to duty brigade. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The lawyers are making a last-ditch attempt on behalf of their entrenched professions to retain the old system by opposing radical and structural change. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They could, for example, have become very popular in the last-ditch fight to prevent the return to work and the end of the strike. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We should see that campaign for what it really is—a last-ditch defence of an almost extinct species. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 No last-ditch stand was going on, with bidding up with cash. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There is no doubt that the compromise we reached on the authorisation chapter represented a last-ditch effort at reaching an agreement. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English I rise to support the amendments in respect of my constituency, in a last-ditch effort to retrieve the position in my area. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is a fairly blatant last-ditch attempt to win votes in marginal seats. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of last-ditch These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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