（a） fight to the finish/ death

一决雌雄; 打到有一方倒下；生死决战;誓死之战;你死我活的战斗或比赛；殊死搏斗

fight可以是动词，也可以是名词。

The conflict in the North and East of the island was a fight to the finish.

该岛北部和东部的冲突是一场你死我活的斗争。

If they want to attack us, we‘ll take them on and fight to the finish.

他们要打，我们就奉陪到底。

He said they did not want war — but if attacked they would fight to the death.

他说他们不希望有战争——但一旦遭到攻击，定会战斗到底。

He now faces a fight to the death to reach the quarter-finals.

他现在面临一场杀入四分之一决赛的殊死决战。

With only two rounds to go, both boxers were determined to fight to the death.

仅剩下两局了，两位拳击手决心打到底。