LAST-DITCH


Meaning of LAST-DITCH in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈlas(t)-ˌdich, -ˈdich ]

adjective

Date: 1937

1. : fought or conducted from the last ditch : waged with desperation or unyielding defiance

put up a last-ditch resistance

2. : made as a final effort especially to avert disaster

a last-ditch attempt to raise the money

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.