单词 | throe |
释义 | throe /throh/, n. 1. a violent spasm or pang; paroxysm. 2. a sharp attack of emotion. 3. throes, a. any violent convulsion or struggle: the throes of battle. b. the agony of death. c. the pains of childbirth. [1150-1200; ME throwe, alter. of thrawe (-o- from OE throwian to suffer, be in pain), OE thrawu; c. ON thra (in likthra leprosy)] Syn. 3a. upheaval, tumult, chaos, turmoil. |
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