/θrəʊz; θroz/
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.