A final effort or attempt to solve a problem or avoid failure or defeat, especially after a series of failures or setbacks

last-ditch attempt

The home team is mounting one last-ditch attempt in the final seconds of the game to try to force an overtime showdown.

To cause a noticeable change in something. The imagery refers to the pointer ("needle") on a measuring instrument, which moves to indicate the level that has been reached.

move the needle

It seems all my efforts to get in good with the CEO have done little to move the needle in my favor.

Is any other department working as hard as we are to move the needle on environmental conservation?

參議員

senator

眾議院議長

House Speaker

sb express sth clearly=

sb need clarity on sth

so far=

Thus far,

國家安全顧問

national security adviser

國務(wù)卿

Secretary of State

國防部長

Secretary of Defense

intelligent and quick to notice and understand things敏銳的；有洞察力的

acute

He is pretty acute when it comes to American politics.

他是個敏銳的社會現(xiàn)狀觀察者。

He is an acute observer of the social scene.

她的判斷敏銳。

Her judgement is acute.

~ sb/sth

to stop sb/sth that is going from one place to another from arriving攔截；攔阻；截住

intercept

Country's?air?defense has?intercepted many of those?missiles.

他正要離開旅館，記者們把他攔截住了。Reporters intercepted him as he tried to leave the hotel.

信被截查了。

The letter was intercepted.

supply sb with sth