last-ditch

• 形容为达到目的而做的最后、拼死的努力，通常是在其他办法都失败之后。

Describes a final, desperate attempt to achieve something, often when all other options have failed.

1. Final attemptC1formal

   Describes an effort made as a final recourse, especially to prevent a crisis or disaster.

   最后努力

   • The team made a last-ditch effort to save the project from cancellation.
   • In a last-ditch attempt, the negotiators proposed a new compromise.
   • The government launched a last-ditch campaign to prevent the economic collapse.

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