last-ditch bid

基本解释

Chinahad demanded the relics returned, but the French government said it had received no official request, and a Paris court threw out a last-ditch bid to remove the bronzes from the sale.
中国已经要求归还文物，但是法国政府说没有收到官方请求，同时一家巴黎法庭试图在最后一刻奋力一击来阻止铜首的拍卖。
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