每日一词【471】last-ditch：最后防线

今天我们要学的词是last-ditch。 Last-ditch, 是最后防线的意思。 "A death-row inmate¹ pinned his last-ditch hope on the governor's pardon," 死刑犯把最后一线希望寄托于州长的特赦。 "The candidates made their last-ditch appeals for public support before the vote," 投票前，候选人最后一次争取民众的支持。 "The millionaire made a last-ditch bid to buy the club," 这个百万富翁最后一次报价，希望能把俱乐部买下来。好的，今天我们学习的词是last-ditch...

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n.被收容者；(房屋等的)居住人；住院人

参考例句：

• I am an inmate of that hospital.我住在那家医院。
• The prisoner is his inmate.那个囚犯和他同住一起。