垂死

tā men chuí sǐ zhēng zhá

他们垂死挣扎。

They put up a last-ditch struggle.

tā men chuí sǐ de mìng yùn

他们垂死的命运

their approaching doom

chǔ yú chuí sǐ mò luò shí dài

处于垂死没落时代

be in one's era of decline and doom

yī wèi chuí sǐ de rén

一位垂死的人

a dying man