in the last resort

基本解释

I regard class distinctions as unjustified and, in the last resort, based on force.
我认为阶级区分是不正当的，其最终的达成方式常常诉诸暴力。
The concept of limited liability, whereby the shareholders are not liable, in the last resort, for the debts of their company, can be traced back to the Romans.
有限责任的概念可以追溯到古罗马时期。在有限责任制中作为底线，股东们不必为他们公司的债务负责。
Generally, sponsorship represents around 35% of revenues, with broadcasting accounting for slightly more than half and the rest from ticket sales and licensing—or, in the last resort, taxpayers.
一般而言，赞助费占收入的35%,转播费略微超过收入的一半，余下收入来自门票销售和许可——最后一招就是要靠纳税人掏钱了。

Those that fail to perform will face penalties and, in the last resort, the threat of outside intervention.
ECONOMIST: Local government
The concept of limited liability, whereby the shareholders are not liable, in the last resort, for the debts of their company, can be traced back to the Romans.
ECONOMIST: Millennium issue