throe

英 [θrəʊ] 美 [θroʊ]

• n. 剧痛；阵痛

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"
   

经典引文

• The throes of a mortal and painful disorder.

  出自： Sir W. Scott

• Tumultuous throes Of some vast grief.

  出自： C. Sangster

近反义词

【近义词】

• twinge (生理
• oppression 压抑
• hell 地狱