in death throes处于临终痛苦
Its death throes垂死挣扎
in the throes of death受痛苦而死
N-PLURAL（复数型名词） The death throes of something are its final stages, just before it fails completely or ends. 最后阶段 [文学性][usu with poss]
N-PLURAL（复数型名词） If a person or animal is in their death throes, they are dying and making violent, uncontrolled movements, usually because they are suffering great pain. 死前剧痛 [oft 'in' poss N]