last-ditch

常见例句

But his “last-ditch effort” is simply “at slowing things down”, and this bold venture takes the form of typing another memo to his boss.
不过他“建立最后防线的努力”也仅仅是“推迟即将发生的事情”，而这个勇敢的冒险以另一份备忘录的形式提交给他的上司。
Mr Saleh’s latest wrangling with the tribes, whom he has juggled for 33 years as the country’s ruler, is part of his last-ditch effort to prevent his downfall.
萨利赫当权33年间，一直周旋于部落之间，他最后一次与部落的争吵是其为避免下台而进行的最后的沟通努力。
Representatives of China, Russia, Saudi Arabia and America in partiuclar were said to have tried to water down the report, prompting a last-ditch all-night haggle.
据说尤其是中国、俄罗斯、沙特阿拉伯以及美国的代表，曾竭力淡化该报告的内容，直到最后一刻，双方整夜都在讨价还价。

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