the concept of a 「just war」 emerged, suggesting that war is justified only when certain conditions were met: if it is waged as a last resort or in self-defense;
in 1999 the western powers went in as a last resort and quickly internationalised the issue, bringing in the un and international peacekeepers.
1999年西方势力不得以卷入给地区并迅速使之成为国际化问题,致使联合国以及国际维和人员进驻科索沃;
under a deal cooked up by mrs merkel and the french president, nicolas sarkozy, greece’s euro partners will come to its aid as a last resort (see article).
在默多克和法国总统尼古拉·萨科奇共同促成的一项协议中,希腊的欧元成员国都将共同帮助希腊摆脱困境。
so, as a last resort they had consented to surgery, the first stage of which involves implanting electrodes into the brain in order to locate the exact source of the seizures.
所以,孤注一掷,也只好同意进行手术了,为了找到癫痫的真正源头,第一步要移植电极到大脑里面去。
as a last resort they could be heavily taxed if the government ran into trouble.
再退一步说,即使政府陷入了国债偿还的危机,仍然可以通过大幅提高税率来解决。
i reach out my hands; grasp air — as a last resort hurdle the last few feet of the ditch onto shifting sand — catch my balance — made it!