throe

英[θrəʊ]
美[θroʊ]

基本释义

n.
(尤指分娩时的)阵痛, (临死时挣扎的)痛苦

实用例句

A pang of exquisite suffering - a throe of true despair - rent and heaved my heart.

一阵极度痛苦的剧痛 -- 一阵真正绝望的苦闷 -- 撕裂着和冲击着我的心.

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英英释义

Noun
  • 1. severe spasm of pain;

    "the throes of dying"

    "the throes of childbirth"

  • 2. hard or painful trouble or struggle;

    "a country in the throes of economic collapse"

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