last-ditch

adjective
🔊/ˌlɑːst ˈdɪtʃ/
🔊/ˌlæst ˈdɪtʃ/
[only before noun]
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  1. used to describe a final attempt to achieve something, when there is not much hope of succeeding作最后努力(或尝试)的;孤注一掷的
    • 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。🔊🔊
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    Oxford Collocations DictionaryLast-ditch is used with these nouns:
    • attempt
    • effort
    • stand
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