last-ditch
音标发音
- 英式音标 [ˌlɑːstˈdɪtʃ]
- 美式音标 [ˌlæstˈdɪtʃ]
- 英式发音
- 美式发音
基本解释
- adj.最後防線的；已無後退餘地的；堅持到最後的
英汉例句
- But his “last-ditch effort” is simply “at slowing things down”, and this bold venture takes the form of typing another memo to his boss.
不過他“建立最後防線的努力”也僅僅是“推遲即將發生的事情”，而這個勇敢的冒險以另一份備忘錄的形式提交給他的上司。 - Mr Saleh’s latest wrangling with the tribes, whom he has juggled for 33 years as the country’s ruler, is part of his last-ditch effort to prevent his downfall.
薩利赫儅權33年間，一直周鏇於部落之間，他最後一次與部落的爭吵是其爲避免下台而進行的最後的溝通努力。 - Representatives of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and America in partiuclar were said to have tried to water down the report, prompting a last-ditch all-night haggle.
據說尤其是中國、俄羅斯、沙特阿拉伯以及美國的代表，曾竭力淡化該報告的內容，直到最後一刻，雙方整夜都在討價還價。 - Some see it as a last-ditch attempt by Turkey's old guard to cling to power.
ECONOMIST: A state prosecutor wants to ban the ruling party - Buying gold represents a last-ditch effort to preserve capital in the face of an unstable, weak dollar.
FORBES: Bright Gold, Dim Economy
雙語例句
權威例句
英英字典
- 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
- A last-ditch action is done only because there are no other ways left to achieve something or to prevent something from happening. It is often done without much hope that it will succeed.