last-ditch effort

基本解释

Their frantic recourse to the policy of strength is nothing but the deathbed frenzy of the weak and the last-ditch effort to prevent their ruling system from its collapse.
他们最后的狂怒没有任何作用，除了进一步证明他们垂死挣扎的软弱以及为了防止其政权崩溃所做的最后的没有退路的努力。
The decay heat must still be absorbed, however, and as a last-ditch effort the emergency core cooling system can be activated to flood the entire containment structure with water.
衰变热仍然需要被吸收，然而，作为最后的努力，紧急冷却循环系统可以用水来充满整个反应堆的外壳结构来激活。
But his “last-ditch effort” is simply “at slowing things down”, and this bold venture takes the form of typing another memo to his boss.
不过他“建立最后防线的努力”也仅仅是“推迟即将发生的事情”，而这个勇敢的冒险以另一份备忘录的形式提交给他的上司。

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