throes
剑桥词典
- in the throes of sth
experiencing or doing something that is difficult , unpleasant , or painful
処於…的睏境之中;処於…的苦難中;処於…的動蕩時期
The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the Second World War. 該國目前正処在二戰以來最蕭條動蕩的時期。
He's in the throes of a mid-life crisis that makes him pretty hard to live with. 他正処於中年危機的痛苦時期,很難與他一起生活。
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