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单词 in the throes of
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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 More Synonyms of in the throes of
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in the throes of in British English

struggling with great effort with
a country in the throes of revolution
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in the throes of in American English

in the act of struggling with (a problem, decision, task, etc.)
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Examples of 'in the throes of' in a sentence
in the throes of

One glance at the dropped eyelid, the frozen side of the face, told me that she was in the throes of a very bad stroke indeed.
Malcolm, John THE GWEN JOHN SCULPTURE (2001)
His enormous head was looking raptly upwards, as if in the throes of a religious experience.
Richard Francis PROSPECT HILL (2001)
I tried to start a conversation with her, but she let all my openings fall to the floor and flop there, like fish in the throes of death.
William Lashner FATAL FLAW (2001)
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