柯林斯詞典last-ditch 1. ADJ A last-ditch action is done only because there are no other ways left to achieve something or to prevent something from happening. It is often done without much hope that it will succeed. 孤注一擲的[ADJ n] ...a last-ditch attempt to prevent civil war. …阻止內(nèi)戰(zhàn)發(fā)生的最后一搏。 返回 last-ditch劍橋詞典?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 最后一招，最后一根救命稻草；孤注一擲 He resigned in a last-ditch attempt to save his party from electoral defeat . 為了避免他所在的政黨在大選中失利，他使出了最后一招——辭去了領(lǐng)導(dǎo)職務(wù)。 返回 last-ditch