LAST-DITCH


Meaning of LAST-DITCH in English

adjective

[ only before noun ] used to describe a final attempt to achieve sth, when there is not much hope of succeeding :

She underwent a heart transplant in a last-ditch attempt to save her.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.