throe

[US]/θrəʊ/
[UK]/θro/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 阵痛;剧痛
vi. 使…痛苦
Word Forms
复数throes

Phrases & Collocations

throes of passion

激情中

throes of death

临终时

throes of labor

分娩阵痛

Example Sentences

the throes of seasickness

晕船的痛苦

a friend was in the throes of a divorce.

有个朋友正处于离婚痛苦中。

undergo the throes of childbirth

临产前的痛苦

a country in the throes of economic collapse.

挣扎于经济崩溃的国家

The film’s about a country in the throes of change.

这部影片反映了一个处在变革动荡中的国家。

He’s in the throes of divorce at the moment.

他眼下正在闹离婚。

he convulsed in his death throes .

他在临终痛苦中翻来覆去。

By 1740 European feudalism was in its death throes.

到1740 年, 欧洲的封建主义摇摇欲坠。

3 At the present time the public health of our country has been seriously threatened after our country suffered cosmically foudroyant throe of the SARS, faced spreading of birds-flu virus.

我国经历过SARS病毒大规模爆发的阵痛,目前又面临着禽流感病毒蔓延的危机,公共健康受到严重的威胁。

Real-world Examples

Earth was in the throes of tectonic upheaval.

地球正处于板块剧烈变化中。

Source: Jurassic Fight Club

But I was aware that my death throes had begun.

但我意识到我临死的痛苦开始了。

Source: Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea (Original Version)

Within the cloudy halls of Carina, Hubble detects the death throes of a massive star.

在船底座星云云雾遮挠的中心,哈勃探测到一个正在死亡的巨型恒星。

Source: The Final Frontier of the Hubble Space Telescope

In the throes of civil war.

在痛苦内战中挣扎的这个国家。

Source: CNN Listening Collection July 2013

Is that right? Oh, yes, I-I, too, am in the throes of heartbreak.

真的吗? 嗯,是的,我也有心痛的时候。

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 7

One memorable moment was October 5th 2008, in the first throes of the financial crisis.

2008年10月5日令人记忆深刻,那是金融海啸的第一波冲击,银行挤兑迫在眉睫。

Source: The Economist (Summary)

We want to throe open the windows and let in a bit of fresh air.

我们想打开窗户,透进一些新鲜空气。

Source: Yes, Minister Season 1

Born in throes, 't is fit that man should live in pains and die in pangs!

在剧痛中出生的人,合适在苦闷中生活,在痛苦中死去!

Source: Moby-Dick

I found a book by a man named Greg O'Brien, who's in the throes of Alzheimer's.

我找到了一本名叫格雷格·奥布莱恩的人写的书,他患有阿尔茨海默氏症。

Source: People Magazine

It was the final throe of what called itself old gentility.

这是自称为古老绅士风度的最后阵痛。

Source: Seven-angled Tower (Part 1)

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