throe

1.By 1740 European feudalism was in its death throes.

到1740 年， 欧洲主义摇摇欲坠。

2.He’s in the throes of divorce at the moment.

他眼下正离婚。

3.The film’s about a country in the throes of change.

这部影片反映了一个革动荡中国家。

4.3 At the present time the public health of our country has been seriously threatened after our country suffered cosmically foudroyant throe of the SARS, faced spreading of birds-flu virus.

我国经历过SARS病毒大规模爆发阵痛，目前又面临着禽流感病毒蔓延危机，公共健康受到严重威胁。