a last-ditch stand/attempt/effort

last-ditch attempt

A final effort or attempt to solve a problem or avoid failure or defeat, especially after a series of failures or setbacks. The home team is mounting one last-ditch attempt in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown. In a last-ditch attempt to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill.

last-ditch effort

A final effort or attempt to solve a problem or avoid failure or defeat, especially after a series of failures or setbacks. The home team is mounting one last-ditch effort in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown. In a last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill meant to plug the debt ceiling for another year.

*last-ditch effort

Fig. a final effort; the last possible attempt. (*Typically: be ~; have ~; make ~.) I made one last-ditch effort to get her to stay. It was a last-ditch effort. I didn't expect it to work.

last-ditch effort

A desperate final attempt, as in We're making a last-ditch effort to finish on time. This expression alludes to the military sense of last ditch, "the last line of defense." Its figurative use dates from the early 1800s.

a ˌlast-ditch ˈstand/atˈtempt/ˈeffort

a final attempt to avoid defeat: They are making a last-ditch stand to save the company. This is a last-ditch attempt to stop the strike. Ditch in this idiom refers to a long channel built to defend an area against attack.

词组	a last-ditch stand/attempt/effort
释义	a last-ditch stand/attempt/effort last-ditch attempt A final effort or attempt to solve a problem or avoid failure or defeat, especially after a series of failures or setbacks. The home team is mounting one last-ditch attempt in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown. In a last-ditch attempt to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill. See also: attempt last-ditch effort A final effort or attempt to solve a problem or avoid failure or defeat, especially after a series of failures or setbacks. The home team is mounting one last-ditch effort in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown. In a last-ditch effort to avoid a government shutdown, congress has pushed forward a new spending bill meant to plug the debt ceiling for another year. See also: effort Farlex Dictionary of Idioms. last-ditch effort Fig.* a final effort; the last possible attempt. (Typically: be ~; have ~; make ~.) I made one last-ditch effort to get her to stay. It was a last-ditch effort. I didn't expect it to work. See also: effort McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. last-ditch effort A desperate final attempt, as in We're making a last-ditch effort to finish on time. This expression alludes to the military sense of last ditch, "the last line of defense." Its figurative use dates from the early 1800s. See also: effort The American Heritage® Dictionary of Idioms by Christine Ammer. a ˌlast-ditch ˈstand/atˈtempt/ˈeffort a final attempt to avoid defeat: They are making a last-ditch stand to save the company. This is a last-ditch attempt to stop the strike. Ditch in this idiom refers to a long channel built to defend an area against attack. See also: attempt, effort, stand Farlex Partner Idioms Dictionary See also:* attempt last-ditch attempt last-ditch effort last-gasp effort last-ditch last gasp last-gasp stick at keep at keep at (someone or something)
随便看	Let me have it! let me (just) say let me say let me see let me see/think let me tell you let me think let nature take its course let not the sun go down on your wrath let off let off on let off on (someone or something) let off (some) steam let off some steam let off steam let off steam, to let on let one let (one) at (someone or something) let (one) by let (one) down easy let (one) down gently let (one) get by let (one) get by with (something) let (one) get on with (something)