LAST-DITCH

Meaning of LAST-DITCH in English

■ adjective denoting a final desperate attempt to achieve something.

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

LAST DITCH — noun Date: circa 1715 a place of final defense or resort
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAST-DITCH — adjective Date: 1937 fought or conducted from the last ditch ; waged with desperation or unyielding defiance , made as …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
LAST-DITCH — ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: last ditch 1. : fought or conducted from the last ditch : waged with desperation and uncompromising …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAST DITCH — noun Etymology: last (II) + ditch : a place of final defense : the last resort the journals of opinion …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
LAST-DITCH — — last-ditcher , n. /last"ditch", lahst"-/ , adj. 1. done finally in desperation to avoid defeat, failure, disaster, etc.: a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST DITCH — adj. done at the last possible moment in an act of desperation
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
LAST DITCH — Date: circa 1715 : a place of final defense or resort
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST-DITCH — adjective Date: 1937 1. : fought or conducted from the last ditch : waged with desperation or unyielding defiance put …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST-DITCH — Pronunciation: ' las(t)- ˌ dich, - ' dich Function: adjective Date: 1937 1 : fought or conducted from the last …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LAST DITCH — Function: noun Date: circa 1715 : a place of final defense or resort
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
LAST-DITCH — [last-ditch] adj (1937) 1: fought or conducted from the last ditch: waged with desperation or unyielding defiance "~ resistance" 2: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST DITCH — [last ditch] n (ca. 1715): a place of final defense or resort
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST-DITCH — last-ditch BrE AmE ˌlɑːs t ˈdɪtʃ ◂ § ˌlæs t - AmE ˌlæs t -
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST-DITCH — adjective [ only before noun ] used to describe a final attempt to achieve sth, when there is not much …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST-DITCH — ˌlast-ˈditch BrE AmE adjective a last-ditch attempt/effort etc a final attempt to achieve something before it is too late: The …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
LAST-DITCH — A last-ditch action is done only because there are no other ways left to achieve something or to prevent something …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST-DITCH — A ~ action is done only because there are no other ways left to achieve something or to prevent something …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
LAST-DITCH — adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a final/last-ditch effort (= a last effort, when you want very much to achieve something …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
LAST-DITCH — {adj.} Made or done as a last chance to keep from losing or tailing. * /He threw away his cigarettes …
Slang English vocab
LAST DITCH — {n.} The last place that can be defended; the last resort. * /They will fight reform to the last ditch./
Slang English vocab
LAST-DITCH — adj.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary Second Edition
LAST-DITCH — adj. Last-ditch is used with these nouns: ↑ attempt , ↑ effort , ↑ stand
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAST-DITCH — 25B6; adjective LAST-MINUTE, last-chance, eleventh-hour, last-resort, desperate, final; informal last-gasp.
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST DITCH — {n.} The last place that can be defended; the last resort. * /They will fight reform to the last ditch./
Словарь английских идиом
LAST-DITCH — {adj.} Made or done as a last chance to keep from losing or tailing. * /He threw away his cigarettes …
Словарь английских идиом
LAST-DITCH — last try, desperate attempt, last resort In a last-ditch attempt to save the marriage, he bought her a BMW.
English Idioms vocab
LAST-DITCH — last try, desperate attempt, last resort In a last-ditch attempt to save the marriage, he bought her a BMW.
English Idioms vocabulary
LAST-DITCH — adj. Made or done as a last chance to keep from losing or tailing. He threw away his cigarettes in …
American Idioms English vocabulary
LAST DITCH — n. The last place that can be defended; the last resort. They will fight reform to the last ditch.
American Idioms English vocabulary
LAST DITCH — последний рубеж
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST-DITCH — прил. отчаянный; беззаветный Syn : selfless, unselfish отчаянный; беззаветный - * battle последняя решительная схватка; бой до последней капли крови …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST-DITCH — Отчаянный
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
LAST DITCH — последний рубеж
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST-DITCH — a отчаянный; беззаветный last-ditch battle - последняя решительная схватка; бой до последней капли крови last-ditch stand - оборона до последнего …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
LAST-DITCH — прил.отчаянный; беззаветный Syn:selfless, unselfish
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
LAST DITCH — (a) беззаветный; отчаянный
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
LAST-DITCH — a отчаянный; беззаветный ~ battle - последняя решительная схватка; бой до последней капли крови ~ stand - оборона до последнего …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LAST DITCH — последний рубеж
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
LAST DITCH — последний рубеж
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LAST-DITCH — a отчаянный; беззаветный last-ditch battle - последняя решительная схватка; бой до последней капли крови last-ditch stand - оборона до последнего …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
LAST DITCH — последний оплот
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LAST DITCH — последний оплот
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
LAST-DITCH — прил. отчаянный, безнадежный last-ditch attempt — отчаянная попытка
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
LAST-DITCH — прил. отчаянный, безнадежный last-ditch attempt — отчаянная попытка
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
LAST-DITCH — _a. отчаянный; беззаветный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
LAST-DITCH — a. отчаянный; беззаветный
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
LAST-DITCH — прил. отчаянный; беззаветный Syn : selfless, unselfish отчаянный; беззаветный - * battle последняя решительная схватка; бой до последней капли крови …
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST DITCH — последний рубеж
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DITCH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DITCH — (v. t.) To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to ditch moist …
Английский словарь Webster
DITCH — ( v. t. ) To dig a ditch or ditches in; to drain by a ditch or ditches; as, to …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — last 1 /last, lahst/ , adj. a superl. of late with later as compar. 1. occurring or coming after all …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DITCH
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
LAST — I. ˈlast verb Etymology: Middle English, from Old English lǣstan to last, follow; akin to Old English lāst footprint Date: …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DITCH
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
LAST — adj in conclusion; finally. 2. last ·noun the burden of a ship; a cargo. 3. last ·adj supreme; highest in …
Webster English vocab
DITCH — vt to surround with a ditch. 2. ditch ·vi to dig a ditch or ditches. 3. ditch ·noun any long, …
Webster English vocab
LAST — [last] vb [ME, fr. OE laestan to last, follow; akin to OE last footprint] vi (bef. 12c) 1: to continue …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DITCH
Merriam-Webster English vocab
LAST — last, Last BrE AmE lɑːst § læst AmE læst ▷ lasted ˈlɑːst ɪd § ˈlæst-, -əd AmE ˈlæst əd ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
LAST — I . *last / lɑːst; NAmE læst/ determiner , adverb , noun , verb —see also last (II) ■ determiner …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — I. last 1 S1 W1 /lɑːst $ læst/ BrE AmE determiner , adjective 1 . most recent or nearest to …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DITCH — I. ditch 1 /dɪtʃ/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: dic ] a long narrow hole …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Concise Oxford English vocab

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