垂死挣扎 (chuí sǐ zhēng zhá) — (idiom) to put up a last-ditch struggle; to be in one's death throes

Definition

Examples

• 这个公司已经破产了，现在只是在垂死挣扎。
  Zhè ge gōng sī yǐ jīng pò chǎn le, xiàn zài zhǐ shì zài chuí sǐ zhēng zhá.
  This company has already gone bankrupt; it's just in its death throes now.
• 敌军虽然还在垂死挣扎，但失败已成定局。
  Dí jūn suī rán hái zài chuí sǐ zhēng zhá, dàn shī bài yǐ chéng dìng jú.
  The enemy army is still putting up a last-ditch struggle, but defeat is already certain.
• 他在病床上垂死挣扎了三天，最后还是走了。
  Tā zài bìng chuáng shàng chuí sǐ zhēng zhá le sān tiān, zuì hòu hái shì zǒu le.
  He lingered in his death throes on the hospital bed for three days before finally passing away.