throes
n[pl]
1 severe pains 剧痛: the throes of childbirth 分娩时的阵痛
death throes 临终的痛苦.
2 (idm 习语) in the throes of sth/of doing sth (infml 口) struggling with the task of sth/of doing sth 为完成某事而拚搏; 苦干
in the throes of moving house 为搬家而辛劳.
🔁 扩展释义
n. 阵痛, 临死的苦痛, 垂死的挣扎, 剧痛, 痛苦, 苦闷, 苦难, 艰苦的奋斗相关词组: be in the throes of...