| 单词 | last ditch |
| 释义 | > as lemmaslast ditch last ditch n. the innermost or only remaining defensive entrenchment, the last line of defence; often figurative and in figurative contexts; see also last-ditch adj. to die in the last ditch: to die still fighting to defend something, to resist to the last. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > [noun] > difficult state of things > most extreme predicament one's (or the) last (or utter) shifta1604 last ditch1706 1706 D. Defoe Jure Divino xi. 252 [The Prince of Orange] answer'd, He knew One effectual Remedy, viz. to lie in the last Ditch; intimating, that he would dispute every Inch of Ground with the Enemy, and at last would die defending the Liberties of his Country. a1715 Bp. G. Burnet Hist. Own Time (1724) I. 327 There was a sure way never to see it lost, and that was to die in the last ditch. 1798 in Proc. Amer. Antiquarian Soc. (1895) 9 iii. 324 In War We [Citizens of Westmoreland, Virginia] know but one additional Obligation, To die in the Last Ditch or uphold our Nation. 1821 T. Jefferson Autobiogr. in Writings (1984) 80 A government..driven to the last ditch by the universal call for liberty. 1890 Spectator 29 Mar. 426/1 Although the discussion will be harrassing, the resistance will not be to the last ditch. 1930 G. K. Chesterton in Weekend Rev. 26 Apr. 225/1 Those who would die in the last ditch for the mere privilege of landlords or capitalists. 1943 Life 10 May 33/3 One of the prisoners said, ‘We know that the game is up here, but we'll fight to the last ditch.’ 2010 R. Mabey Weeds xi. 268 The horse-chestnut..will be defended to the last ditch as the defining symbol of the English village green. < as lemmas |
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