throes

n [pl] 1 severe pains 剧痛: the throes of childbirth 分娩时的阵痛 * death throes 临终的痛苦. 2 (idm 习语) in the throes of sth/of doing sth (infml 口) struggling with the task of sth/of doing sth 为完成某事而拚搏; 苦干: in the throes of moving house 为搬家而辛劳.

threescore, threesome, thresh, thresher, threshold, threw, thrift, thriftily, thriftiness, thrifty, thrill, thriller, thrilling, thrive, thriving, throat, throatily, throatiness, throaty, throb, thrombosis, throne, throng, throttle, through, through (US also thru), throughout, throughput, throughway, throve, throw, throw about, throw away, throw doubt upon, throw in, throw light on, throw light on sth., throw litter, throw off, throw oneself at sth/sb,