last-ditch attempt

基本解释

Recruiting outsiders is something of a last-ditch attempt to shake up the islands’ inward-looking policing culture.
招募外国人，有几分像是动摇岛国封闭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，看上去像是为了减轻对他的刑罚，这个73岁的被告向法官做了一番充满感情的演讲。
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.
第四裁判示意还有三分钟伤停补时，联合球队赢得了一次角球机会，为抓住机会将比分追平，皮特·舒米高输死一搏冒险进入拜伦禁区。

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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