垂死挣扎 chuí sǐ zhēng zhá — to put up a last desperate struggle

垂死挣扎
chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

Characters: 垂 · 死 · 挣 · 扎

Definitions

  1. to put up a last desperate struggle

More definitions

CC-CEDICT

  1. deathbed struggle
  2. final struggle (idiom)

ExtDict

  1. 垂：将近。临死前的挣扎，妄想延长生命。比喻行将灭亡之时的孤注一掷。

Examples

  • 敌人垂死挣扎，仍难逃覆灭。

    The enemy put up a last-ditch struggle but could not escape defeat.

  • 落水的人垂死挣扎，抓住了木板。

    Drowning, the man struggled desperately and grabbed the plank.