to the last extremity meaning in English

临终之时, 濒于毁灭

The soldiers will resist to the last extremity
战士们要抵抗到最后一个人。
" he is reduced almost to the last extremity - nay , he is almost at the point of dishonor .
“他几乎已到了山穷水尽的地步了，不，他几乎已快名誉扫地了。 ”
" general , " said the president , " do not alarm yourself ; you are among men of honor who will use every means to convince you before resorting to the last extremity , but as you have said , you are among conspirators , you are in possession of our secret , and you must restore it to us .
将军，主席说，您不用慌。这里的人都是有人格的，我们在采取不得已的极端手段以前，先要尽量说服您但您说过，这儿的人都是叛徒，您掌握着我们的秘密，您必须把它交给我们。