拼死的 meaning in English

last-ditch

After each desperate effort it shrank with a yell of pain .
每作出一次拼死的努力，它就凄厉的嚎叫着退缩一下。
One glance , however , was sufficient ; and it was only one glance that i durst take from that unsteady skiff . it showed me hands and his companion locked together in deadly wrestle , each with a hand upon the other s throat
在这么不稳的小船上我只能看一眼，但只这一眼就看得明明白白：原来汉兹和他的伙伴都用一只手掐住对方的脖子扭作一团，在做拼死的搏斗。