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单词 last-ditch
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last-ditchadjective

uk/ˌlɑːstˈdɪtʃ/us/ˌlæstˈdɪtʃ/also last-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:

He resigned in a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat.

Thesaurus: synonyms and related words

Final and finally

  • antepenultimate
  • as a last resort idiom
  • at the end of the day idiom
  • back end
  • back end
  • concluding
  • conclusion
  • end
  • eventual
  • eventually
  • final
  • finally
  • hear/see the last of sth idiom
  • lastly
  • latest
  • latter
  • next to last
  • the last but one idiom
  • ultimately

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last-ditchadjective [ 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-ditchadjective [ 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/attempt They are now involved in a last-ditch attempt to save the steel plant.
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