| 词组 | last-ditch effort |
| 释义 | Idiom last-ditch effort Theme: EFFORT a final effort; the last possible attempt.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 effortA 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 effortFig. 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 effortA 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/ˈefforta 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. |
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