throe

劇痛、陣痛常用複數

She lay still, gripped by the throes of labor.

她一動也不動地躺著，被分娩的陣痛折磨著。

掙扎、苦鬥、動盪常用複數

The old regime was clearly in its final throes.

舊政權顯然已在做最後的垂死掙扎。

處於…之中、正經歷in the throes of

The company is in the throes of a major reorganization.

公司正處於大規模重組的過程中。