of something done as a final recourse (especially to prevent a crisis or disaster)
last-ditch详细解释
last-ditch adj.(形容词)Done or made as a final recourse, especially to prevent a crisis or disaster:无后退余地的:作为最后的防线,尤其用于防止灾难或混乱:例句:a last-ditch effort to avert the threatened strike.为避免这次即将发生的攻击所作的拼死的努力