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n. (尤指分娩时的)阵痛, (临死时挣扎的)痛苦
1. severe spasm of pain;
2. hard or painful trouble or struggle;
A pang of exquisite suffering - a throe of true despair - rent and heaved my heart.
一阵极度痛苦的剧痛 -- 一阵真正绝望的苦闷 -- 撕裂着和冲击着我的心.
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