c. 1200, throwe "pain, pang of childbirth, agony of death," of uncertain origin, possibly from Old English þrawan "twist, turn, writhe" (see throw (v.)), or altered from Old English þrea (genitive þrawe) "affliction, pang, evil; threat, persecution" (related to þrowian "to suffer"), from Proto-Germanic *thrawo (cognates: Middle High German dro "threat," German drohen "to threaten"). Modern spelling first recorded 1610s. Related: Throes.
双语例句
1. A pang of exquisite suffering - a throe of true despair - rent and heaved my heart.
一阵极度痛苦的剧痛 -- 一阵真正绝望的苦闷 -- 撕裂着和冲击着我的心.
来自辞典例句
英英释意
1. severe spasm of pain;
"the throes of dying"
"the throes of childbirth"
2. hard or painful trouble or struggle;
"a country in the throes of economic collapse"
实用场景例句
A pang of exquisite suffering - a throe of true despair - rent and heaved my heart.
