/deθ θrəʊz/ npl.1.(of person or animal)垂死挣扎
a creature in its death throes垂死挣扎的生物
I have seen such a creature in its death throes.我曾见过这样在垂死挣扎的生物。
2.(of institution, organization)(毁灭前的)最后阶段
The dead tycoon's sons will remain in their plush offices overseeing the death throes of the family empire.大亨逝世后, 他的儿子们仍然守在奢华的办公室里, 俯瞰着家族帝国的最后挣扎。
in its death throes垂死挣扎
Their work is a despairing metaphor for a society in its death throes.他们的工作是这个苟延残喘的社会的令人绝望的影射。