last-chanceadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɑːs(t)tʃɑːns/,

/ˈlas(t)tʃans/, U.S.

/ˈlæs(t)ˈˌtʃæns/

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: last adj., chance n.

Etymology: < last adj. + chance n.

That offers a final opportunity. Earliest in last chance saloon n.

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1869 Morning Republican (Little Rock, Arkansas) 16 June 1/1 (advt.) Last Chance Saloon, corner of Main and Markham Streets.

1905 Nautilus Apr. 22/2 If you are not already a subscriber to this magazine, read the ‘Last Chance’ offer on page 36.

1949 W. Morehouse Matinee Tomorrow xii. 196 Her understudy..fled to New Mexico..in a last-chance effort to save herself from dying of tuberculosis.

1963 J. Lusby in B. James Austral. Short Stories 234 He was giving the Eccentric a last-chance test in individual combat.

1974 G. Jenkins Bridge of Magpies xvi. 239 It was a desperate last-chance throw.

1991 Guardian 1 Nov. 17/8 Administration, effectively a last-chance staging-post before full receivership, was created by the 1986 Insolvency Act.

2008 Independent 15 May 33/6 A wedding offers endless opportunities to challenge persistent assumptions about desperate women on the last-chance express.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	last-chance
释义	last-chanceadj. Brit. /ˈlɑːs(t)tʃɑːns/, /ˈlas(t)tʃans/, U.S. /ˈlæs(t)ˈˌtʃæns/ Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: last adj., chance n. Etymology: < last adj. + chance n. That offers a final opportunity. Earliest in last chance saloon n. ΚΠ 1869 Morning Republican (Little Rock, Arkansas) 16 June 1/1 (advt.) Last Chance Saloon, corner of Main and Markham Streets. 1905 Nautilus Apr. 22/2 If you are not already a subscriber to this magazine, read the ‘Last Chance’ offer on page 36. 1949 W. Morehouse Matinee Tomorrow xii. 196 Her understudy..fled to New Mexico..in a last-chance effort to save herself from dying of tuberculosis. 1963 J. Lusby in B. James Austral. Short Stories 234 He was giving the Eccentric a last-chance test in individual combat. 1974 G. Jenkins Bridge of Magpies xvi. 239 It was a desperate last-chance throw. 1991 Guardian 1 Nov. 17/8 Administration, effectively a last-chance staging-post before full receivership, was created by the 1986 Insolvency Act. 2008 Independent 15 May 33/6 A wedding offers endless opportunities to challenge persistent assumptions about desperate women on the last-chance express. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.1869
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