die in the last ditch

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To fight till death; to die rather than surrender.

词形变化

dies in the last ditch present,singular,third-person dying in the last ditch participle,present died in the last ditch participle,past died in the last ditch past

词源

Popularized from an 1847 translation by Agnes Strickland of a quote attributed to William of Orange during the French invasion of 1672 on his being advised to surrender Holland to Louis XIV: "No, I mean to die in the last ditch."
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