last hurrah

IPA/ˌlɑːst həˈrɑː/
IPA/ˌlæst həˈrɑː/

last hurrah — noun

1. the final important project, performance, campaign, or other major effort that a

1.名詞B2
釋義

the final important project, performance, campaign, or other major effort that a person undertakes before retiring, leaving a job, or ending a long career or period of activity.

例句

After 38 years at the paper, Meera treated the election as her last hurrah before retiring.

possessive + last hurrah + before [retirement/leaving]

The veteran actor said his one-man Broadway show would be his last hurrah on stage.

last hurrah on [stage/screen/field]

同義詞
  • swan song

    more common in creative/artistic contexts; both mean a final performance or work, but swan song specifically implies something beautiful or memorable rather than just any final effort

  • final farewell

    more general; can refer to any goodbye gesture, not necessarily a major effort or achievement

文法句型

[possessive] last hurrah

用法筆記

Always describes a single, planned final act — not a gradual or accidental end. The possessor is usually a person, not an organisation.

常見錯誤

❌The company's last hurrah was its bankruptcy filing' (bankruptcy is not a planned final effort).
✅The company's last hurrah was the groundbreaking product it launched before being acquired.
💡A last hurrah must be a positive, deliberate effort, not a failure or collapse.

2. the final period during which someone or something enjoys influence, success, po

2.名詞B2
釋義

the final period during which someone or something enjoys influence, success, popularity, or power before entering a decline or disappearing.

例句

The 1990s were the last hurrah for print newspapers before digital platforms took over.

[time period] was the last hurrah for [something]

The festival was the town's last hurrah before the factory closed and residents moved away.

同義詞
  • golden age

    broader — can refer to any peak period, not necessarily the final one; golden age implies the best time, while last hurrah emphasises that it was the end

  • Indian summer

    a late period of success or popularity after a decline has already begun; more poetic and less common

文法句型

[possessive] last hurrah

用法筆記

Unlike sense 1, this sense applies to organisations, institutions, and trends, not only to individual people. It describes a span of time rather than a single event.

常見錯誤

❌His last hurrah was a great concert' (if you mean his final performance, use sense 1 — a single effort).
✅The 1980s were the last hurrah for arcade gaming.
💡Sense 2 describes a period, not an event.