last-ditch attempt

基本解釋

Recruiting outsiders is something of a last-ditch attempt to shake up the islands’ inward-looking policing culture.
招募外國人，有幾分像是動搖島國封閉警察文化的最后一招。
In what was seen as a last-ditch attempt to mitigate his punishment, the 73-year-old defendant had made an emotional statement to court this morning.
今天早上，看上去像是為了減輕對他的刑罰，這個73歲的被告向法官做了一番充滿感情的演講。
United won a corner just as the fourth official indicated three minutes of injury time, and in a last-ditch attempt at an equalizer, Peter Schmeichel ventured up to Bayern’s penalty area.
第四裁判示意還有三分鐘傷停補時，聯(lián)合球隊贏得了一次角球機會，為抓住機會將比分追平，皮特·舒米高輸死一搏冒險進入拜倫禁區(qū)。

Some see it as a last-ditch attempt by Turkey's old guard to cling to power.
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As it is, he is enjoying a last-ditch attempt by his Eurosceptic allies to get it blocked by their country's constitutional court.
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