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throesHWrEJz, $WroJzpl nin the throes of in the process of doing something which is difficult, unpleasant or painful处于动荡时期; 处于苦难中The country is once again in the throes of famine.国家再次陷于饥荒的苦难中。We're in the final throes of selling our house.我们只能忍痛把房子卖掉。The country is presently in the throes of the worst recession since the second world war.国家目前正处于二战后最萧条的动荡时期。My brother is in the throes of a mid-life crisis which makes him rather difficult to live with.我兄弟处于中年危机的痛苦时期，很难与他一起生活。(humorous) It is difficult to imagine this man in the throes of passion.很难想象这是个处于情感煎熬中的人。
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