last-ditch attempt

/ˈlæst dɪtʃ əˈtɛmpt/· noun phrase

政治/外交/军事C1

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Chinese meaning

孤gū注zhù一yí掷zhì的de尝cháng试shì

最zuì后hòu关guān头tóu孤gū注zhù一yí掷zhì的de尝cháng试shì

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本běn文wén指zhǐ共gòng和hé党dǎng想xiǎng保bǎo住zhù地dì图tú的de最zuì后hòu努nǔ力lì

Example

NBC News' Sahil Kapur reports on the decision and the last-ditch attempt Republicans had taken to use the new map.

NBC新xīn闻wén记jì者zhě萨sà希xī尔ěr·卡kǎ普pǔ尔ěr报bào道dào了le这zhè项xiàng裁cái决jué,以yǐ及jí共gòng和hé党dǎng此cǐ前qián为wèi启qǐ用yòng新xīn地dì图tú所suǒ做zuò的de孤gū注zhù一yí掷zhì的de努nǔ力lì。

Source: NBC News · 10 Sep 2026

Background ✎

最zuì高gāo法fǎ院yuàn驳bó回huí了le密mì苏sū里lǐ州zhōu想xiǎng启qǐ用yòng共gòng和hé党dǎng人rén新xīn画huà的de国guó会huì选xuǎn区qū地dì图tú的de请qǐng求qiú,这zhè份fèn地dì图tú原yuán本běn可kě能néng会huì让ràng一yī名míng民mín主zhǔ党dǎng现xiàn任rèn议yì员yuán的de席xí位wèi直zhí接jiē消xiāo失shī。这zhè是shì共gòng和hé党dǎng方fāng面miàn为wèi启qǐ用yòng新xīn地dì图tú做zuò的de最zuì后hòu一yī搏bó,如rú今jīn被bèi最zuì高gāo法fǎ院yuàn叫jiào停tíng。

Roots · etymology

源自军事:最后一道战壕,喻为背水一战

  • last ditch(最后一道壕沟)+ attempt(尝试)

Collocations

  • last-ditch effort / last-ditch attempt to do sth / a last-ditch stand

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