throes

n pl

• ① 【文】剧痛,极端的痛苦
  • one's [the] death throes临死的苦痛

• ② 阵痛

• ③ 苦斗,奋力,挣扎<of>
  • They were in the throes of reorganization.他们正致力于改组。
  • The country is in the throes of an economic crisis.该国正在经济危机中挣扎。