last-ditch

英 [ˌlɑːst ˈdɪtʃ]

美 [ˌlæst ˈdɪtʃ]

adj.  作最后努力(或尝试)的; 孤注一掷的

Collins.1

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
  1. 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。

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.
  1. ...a last-ditch attempt to prevent civil war.
     阻止内战发生的最后努力
  2. ...a desperate, last-ditch counterattack.
     孤注一掷的反击

英英释义

adj

• of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster)
  1. a last-ditch attempt

双语例句

• Mr Cameron also puts party hostilities aside to back a last-ditch plan unveiled by his former foe Gordon Brown to fast-track new powers for Edinburgh.
  卡梅伦还把党派的敌对先搁置一边，全力推进其之前的对手戈登布朗公布的一则计划，作为最后防线，计划将快速为爱丁堡提供新动力。
• He "downplayed" the possibility of holding last-ditch talks with Iraq in switzerland.
  他“淡化”了在瑞士与伊拉克进行最后阶段谈判的可能性。
• Hostage taking is a last-ditch effort.
  人质挟持是最后的努力。
• 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。
• Barack Obama is cutting short his Christmas break in Hawaii to return to Washington for last-ditch budget negotiations to try to avert the large tax rises and spending cuts that kick in on January 1.
  巴拉克奥巴马（barackobama）提前结束了在夏威夷的圣诞休假，返回华盛顿，为预算谈判做最后努力，希望避免将于明年1月1日生效的大幅增税和减支。
• 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。
• North Korea has admitted that technical problems might make it delay a rocket launch, as Seoul pursues a last-ditch attempt to persuade its neighbour to abandon the plan.
  朝鲜承认，由于出现技术问题，该国可能被迫推迟既定的火箭发射。韩国仍在为说服邻国放弃发射计划而做着最后的努力。
• The Treasury made a last-ditch attempt to intervene.
  财政部作最后的努力进行干预。
• Looking to sell its asset-management business sounds like a last-ditch move.
  出售资产管理业务听起来似乎是雷曼兄弟的无奈之举。
• The leaders of Ukraine, Russia, France and Germany arrived in Minsk on Wednesday for last-ditch talks aimed at agreeing a ceasefire in the 10-month conflict in eastern Ukraine, even as fighting raged on the ground.
  乌克兰、俄罗斯、法国和德国的领导人周三抵达明斯克进行最后努力，目的是针对乌克兰东部持续10个月的冲突达成停火协议，即便交战仍在激烈进行中。