LAST-DITCH EFFORT

Meaning of LAST-DITCH EFFORT in English

See: LAST DITCH.

Dictionary of English idioms . Словарь английских идиом. 2012

LAST-DITCH EFFORT — n. final attempt, attempt made when there is little time left
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LAST-DITCH EFFORT — See: LAST DITCH.
Slang English vocab
LAST
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DITCH
Webster's New International English Dictionary
EFFORT — ˈefə(r)]t also -ˌfȯr] or -ˌfȯ(ə)] sometimes -ˌfōr] or -ˌfōə]; usu ]d.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle French, from Old …
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
EFFORT — /ef"euhrt/ , n. 1. exertion of physical or mental power: It will take great effort to achieve victory. 2. an …
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
EFFORT — noun Etymology: Middle French, from Old French esforz, esfort, from esforcier to force, from ex- + forcier to force Date: …
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
EFFORT — vt to stimulate. 2. effort ·noun a force acting on a body in the direction of its motion. 3. effort …
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
EFFORT — / ˈefət; NAmE ˈefərt/ noun 1. [ U , C ] the physical or mental energy that you need to …
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
EFFORT — ef ‧ fort S1 W1 /ˈefət $ ˈefərt/ BrE AmE noun [ Word Family: noun : ↑ effort ; adverb …
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
LAST — adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
DITCH
Английский основной разговорный словарь
LAST — adj., adv., & n. adj. 1 after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most recent; …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
DITCH
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
LAST — 1. adj., adv., & n. --adj. 1. after all others; coming at or belonging to the end. 2 a most …
Oxford English vocab
DITCH
Oxford English vocab
LAST — ( lasts, lasting, lasted) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. You use …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EFFORT — ( efforts) Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English. 1. If you make an …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DITCH — ( ditches, ditching, ditched) 1. A ditch is a long narrow channel cut into the ground at the side of …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
LAST — I. determiner COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a final/last attempt ▪ They made one final attempt to make their marriage work. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EFFORT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a desperate effort ▪ A desperate effort was made to reach an agreement. a futile …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DITCH — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE deep ▪ As he reached it, the ground fell away from under him …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EFFORT — [noun] - great physical or mental activity needed to achieve somethingIt's such an effort to get up on these dark …
Cambridge English vocab
DITCH — (GET RID OF) [verb] [T] [informal] - to get rid of or not continue with (something or someone that is …
Cambridge English vocab
LAST — Synonyms and related words : Z, abide, advance, aforegoing, after, aftermost, apodosis, at last, at length, at long last, at …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Slang English vocab
EFFORT — noun 1 physical/mental energy needed to do sth ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable ▪ hard ▪ It took a whole day of …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
DITCH — I. noun ADJECTIVE ▪ deep , wide ▪ shallow , small ▪ open ▪ The drainage system consisted of a …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
LAST — See ↑ BEFORE 4, ↑ CONTINUE 2, ↑ ENOUGH/NOT ENOUGH 1, ↑ LAST 1,5,6,7, ↑ REMAIN 2, ↑ SURVIVE 1 …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — INDEX: coming at the end 1. coming at the end after all others 2. to be the last one in …
Longman Activator English vocab
EFFORT — See ↑ TRY 7, ↑ WORK 5 ◆◆◆ • ↑ make an effort • ↑ put a lot of effort …
Longman Activator English vocab
LAST — n. 25B6; adjective the last woman in the queue : REARMOST, hindmost, endmost, at the end, at the back, furthest …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EFFORT — n. 25B6; noun they made an effort to work together : ATTEMPT, try, endeavour; informal crack, shot, stab, bash; formal …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
DITCH
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EFFORT — n. 1 exertion, striving, struggle, strain, labour, pains, energy, toil, application, trouble, travail, work, Colloq elbow-grease He's gone to a …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
LAST — See: AT LAST, EVERY LAST MAN, EVERY SINGLE or EVERY LAST, FIRST AND LAST, HE LAUGHS BEST WHO LAUGHS LAST, …
Словарь английских идиом
LAST — I noun BAD : First we listened to the tape, then we answered some questions, and at last we wrote …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
EFFORT — noun 1 BAD : The authorities have put a lot of efforts into making the streets cleaner. GOOD : The …
Longman Common Errors English vocabulary
LAST — I 1. прил. 1) превосх. от late 1. 2) а) последний to come in last ≈ приходить последним (на скачках) …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EFFORT — сущ. 1) усилие, попытка; напряжение abortive effort ≈ бесплодные усилия all-out, furious, gallant, great, Herculean, heroic, massive, maximum, painstaking, strenuous, …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DITCH — 1. сущ. 1) выемка, котлован Syn : foundation pit 2) окоп, траншея Syn : fosse, trench 3) а) канава, ров; …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
LAST — last.ogg _I 1. lɑ:st n 1. 1> последний, последнее the last of the Stuart Kings - последний король из династии …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EFFORT — effort.ogg ʹefət n 1. усилие, напряжение last effort - последнее усилие he spoke with effort - ему было трудно говорить, …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DITCH — ditch.ogg 1. dıtʃ n 1. 1> ров, канава, кювет drainage ditch - дренажная канава open ditch - водяной ров anti-tank …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
EFFORT — 1) усилие 2) попытка 3) деятельность 4) исследовательская работа; мн. ч. исследования 5) мн. ч. трудозатраты • - brake application …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
DITCH — 1) канава; траншея || устраивать канаву; устраивать траншею 2) малый распределительный канал 3) дренажная канава, открытая дрена || осушать с …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
EFFORT — 1) усилие 2) попытка 3) деятельность 4) исследовательская работа; мн. ч. исследования 5) мн. ч. трудозатраты • - brake application effort - braking effort - continuous tractive effort - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
DITCH — 1) канава; траншея || устраивать канаву; устраивать траншею 2) малый распределительный канал 3) дренажная канава, открытая дрена || осушать с помощью открытого …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
LAST — 1) длиться 2) крайний 3) последний 4) продолжаться 5) прошлый 6) сохраняться • in the last analysis — в конце концов last quarter of the moon — последняя …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь
DITCH — 1) канава; ров; траншея; выемка; котлован || делать канаву; делать ров; рыть траншею или котлован 2) кювет 3) жёлоб 4) окапывать 5) дренировать, осушать • - …
Англо-Русский научно-технический словарь

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