throes

/ˈθɹoʊz/ noun C1

**Throes** are violent convulsions or intense periods of struggle, like the shaking moments of childbirth or a revolution. They describe the messy, turbulent phase before calm arrives. Use the word when talking about emotional upheavals—someone in the throes of grief might sob like an overcaffeinated poet. It also fits physical spasms, such as the throes of a fever that makes a patient twitch like a nervous jelly. The plural form is the usual one; you rarely hear a single throb called a throb. It shines when you want to picture chaos that is on the brink of resolution.

【核心含义】指剧烈的挣扎或动荡期,如分娩时的阵痛或革命中的混乱阶段,形容平静来临前的动荡过程。

通常用复数形式(throes),常与“of+名词”搭配(如throes of grief 悲痛欲挣扎)。注意与近义词“pain”(单纯疼痛)区分,强调动荡中的过渡状态。

【Significado central】Convulsionesviolentas o periodos de lucha intensa y turbulencia, como los momentos críticos de un parto o una revolución.

Se emplea casi siempre en la expresión "en medio de" (in the throes of) para describir crisis emocionales, físicas o históricas: "en medio del duelo" (in the throes of grief), "en medio de una revolución" (in the throes of revolution), "en medio de una fiebre" (in the throes of a fever). Tiene un registro literario y dramático, más intenso que "dolor" o "lucha" a secas, e implica una agitación convulsiva al borde de una resolución. Se usa casi exclusivamente en plural. No es un falso cognado, pero evita traducirlo simplemente como "dolores": la palabra transmite caos e intensidad, no malestar genérico.

Word Origin Throes are intense pains or struggles, and the word comes from Old English 'þrawu' meaning agony. It's related to 'throw' and 'through' — all from a PIE root meaning to pass through or overcome. So being in the throes of something is like being pierced through by pain or effort. The same root gives us thrill (a piercing sensation) and nostril (nose-hole through which air passes).

noun agonizing pain C1

She was in the throes of a severe headache, unable to think clearly.

(名词) 剧痛;剧痛难忍;极度痛苦

她正处于剧烈头痛的极度痛苦中,无法清晰思考。

(sustantivo) agonía; tormento; dolores [dolor agónico]

Estaba en la agonía de un dolor de cabeza severo, incapaz de pensar con claridad.

(nom) affres; tourments; supplices; souffrances atroces [Douleur ou souffrance très intense et aiguë.]

Elle était en proie à un mal de tête atroce, incapable de réfléchir clairement.

(Substantiv) Qualen; Pein [heftige, quälende Schmerzen, oft in Verbindung mit körperlicher oder seelischer Anstrengung.]

Sie litt unter den **throes** einer starken Migräne und konnte kaum klar denken.

(名詞) 激痛、苦悶、激しい苦しみ

彼女は激しい頭痛に苦しみ、まともに考えることもできなかった。

(substantivo) agonias; tormento; angústia [dor aguda e angustiante]

Ela estava nas garras de uma dor de cabeça intensa, incapaz de pensar com clareza.

noun plural of throe countable

The country was in the throes of economic transformation during that period.

(名词) 剧痛;阵痛;痛苦挣扎 【剧痛(复数)】

当时该国正处于经济转型的阵痛之中。

(sustantivo) angustias; dolores intensos; paroxismos; convulsiones [plural de throe (angustia, dolor intenso)]

El país estaba en medio de una transformación económica durante aquel período.

(nom) affres; souffrances; angoisses [Pluriel de throe : douleurs aiguës, crises violentes ou états de grande agitation.]

Le pays était dans les throes d'une transformation économique durant cette période.

(Substantiv) Qualen; Wehen; Zuckungen [Plural von *throe*: heftige Schmerzen, Kämpfe oder intensive Phasen eines Prozesses, besonders in schwierigen Übergängen.]

Das Land befand sich in den **throes** eines wirtschaftlichen Wandels in dieser Zeit.

(名詞) throeの複数形:激しい苦痛、苦悶、または激しい変動の最中であること。

その国はその時期、経済大変革の只中にあった。

(substantivo) agonias; dores intensas; tormentos; angústias [plural de agonia; dor intensa]

O país estava em meio às dores de uma transformação econômica naquele período.

Word parts: throe + s

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