throes

throes
[θrəʊz]
plural noun
  1. intense or violent pain and struggle, especially accompanying birth, death, or great change
    (尤指分娩、死亡或巨大变化时的)阵痛;痛苦的挣扎
    he convulsed in his death throes.
    他在临终痛苦中翻来覆去。
常用词组
in the throes of
  1. in the middle of doing or dealing with something very difficult or painful
    处于…困境(或痛苦)中
    a friend was in the throes of a divorce.
    有个朋友正处于离婚痛苦中。
语源
  1. Middle English throwe (singular); perhaps related to Old English thrēa, thrawu 'calamity', influenced by thrōwian 'suffer'
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