last-ditch bid

基本解釋

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.
中國已經(jīng)要求歸還文物，但是法國政府說沒有收到官方請(qǐng)求，同時(shí)一家巴黎法庭試圖在最后一刻奮力一擊來阻止銅首的拍賣。
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