last-ditch

常見例句

But his “l(fā)ast-ditch effort” is simply “at slowing things down”, and this bold venture takes the form of typing another memo to his boss.
不過他“建立最后防線的努力”也僅僅是“推遲即將發(fā)生的事情”，而這個(gè)勇敢的冒險(xiǎn)以另一份備忘錄的形式提交給他的上司。
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.
薩利赫當(dāng)權(quán)33年間，一直周旋于部落之間，他最后一次與部落的爭吵是其為避免下臺而進(jìn)行的最后的溝通努力。
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.
據(jù)說尤其是中國、俄羅斯、沙特阿拉伯以及美國的代表，曾竭力淡化該報(bào)告的內(nèi)容，直到最后一刻，雙方整夜都在討價(jià)還價(jià)。

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