die in the last ditch

短语

战死

词形变化

dies in the last ditch 三单 dying in the last ditch 现在分词 died in the last ditch 过去式 died in the last ditch 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To fight till death; to die rather than surrender.

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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