| 单词 | throes |
| 释义 | throes (θroʊz ) 1. plural noun If someone is experiencing something very unpleasant or emotionally painful, you can say that they are in the throes of it, especially when it is in its final stages. [formal] ...when the country was going through the final throes of civil war. [+ of] ...the agonising throes of transition. 2. in the throes of phrase If you are in the throes of doing or experiencing something, especially something difficult, you are busy doing it or are deeply involved in it. [formal] The country is in the throes of a general election. [+ of] Despite being in the throes of school exams, Tamsin made the long trek from Liverpool. Synonyms: in the midst of, in the process of, suffering from, struggling with 3. See also death throes Idioms: in the throes of something busy doing or deeply involved in something, especially something difficult or unpleasant The newspaper's future looks bleak. It's in the throes of a four-month-old strike and is losing nearly a million dollars a day. Easy Learning Idioms Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers Translations: Chinese: 剧痛 Japanese: 最終段階 |
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