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.
辞典例句
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"