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throes /θrəʊz $ θroʊz/ noun [plural] in the throes of something formalSUFFER in the middle of a very difficult situation 处于…的困境之中 a country in the throes of a profound economic crisis 一个陷于严重经济危机的国家 → death throesExamples from the Corpusthroes• The Jet Ranger arced upwards, a big prehistoric pterodactyl lurching blindly in its death throes.• The rouble zone is in its death throes.• The other prime mover was that the slump is now in its dying throes.• She pitches her proposition in the throes of passionate lovemaking.• His large manufacturing company was in the throes of hard times.• Were we in the throes of a natural disaster?Origin throes Old English thrag “time”throes nounChinese very difficult situation in the a of Corpus middle |