last-ditch

adj.

坚持到最后的；拼死抵抗的；无后退余地的；最后防线的

1. But such hectic growth is unlikely to last.
   但如此迅速的增长未必能坚持到最后。
2. Love wanted to persevere until the last possible moment.
   爱要坚持到最后一刻。

'Last-ditch' use of recombinant factor VIIa in patients with massive haemorrhage is ineffective.
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