distress

[di'stres]

n.不幸, 危难, 苦恼, 痛苦
vt.使苦恼, 使痛苦
adj.亏本出售的

n.[U]

1. 悲痛, 苦恼, 忧伤[U]

Arthur's visits caused him more distress than pleasure.

亚瑟的来访给他带来更多的痛苦, 而不是愉快。

2. 贫困, 穷苦[U]

The widow was in distress.

那个寡妇十分贫困。

3. 危难, 不幸[U]

The lifeboat went out to a ship in distress.

救生艇驶向遇险船只。

4. 引起痛苦或悲痛的事物[S]

The girl's indiscreet behavior was a distress to her parents.

那女孩行为不检, 使她父母十分痛苦。

vt.

1. 使悲痛, 使苦恼, 使忧伤[H][(+at/about)]

Her husband's death distressed her greatly.

她丈夫的去世使她很痛苦。

2. 使贫困

词形变化

副词: distressingly | 动词过去式: distressed | 动词过去分词: distressed | 动词现在分词: distressing | 动词第三人称单数: distresses |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使痛苦, 使苦恼

pain  hurt  afflict  torment  torture  agonize  trouble  bother  disturb  upset  

同义参见:

rankle  rack  anguish  poverty  perturb  persecution  penalty  pang  oppression  discomfort  mishap  misfortune  misery  adversity  woe  cloud  harrow  gripe  grief  gloom  torment  suspense  ail  agony  

反义:

n.忧伤; 贫困; 危难

comfort  solace  relief  consolation  

英英释义

名词 distress:

psychological suffering

同义词：hurt, suffering

a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)

extreme physical pain

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim

同义词：distraint

动词 distress:

cause mental pain to

补充

distressdistress英:[disˈtres] 美:[dɪˈstrɛs]n.1.悲痛, 痛苦, 忧伤, 苦恼Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。2.贫困, 窘迫How can we prevent such distress?我们怎样才能避免这种贫困?3.危险, 困难, 危难Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.发出求救信号吧, 船正在下沉。vt.1.使痛苦, 使忧伤Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。The news of his death distressed us greatly.他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

例句

1. Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.疼痛和伤心让她的嘴发僵。 2. Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.嫉妒会导致苦恼和痛苦。 3. She appeared to be in distress.她看上去很痛苦。 4. He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.他担心船可能已经遇险。 5. The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously.想到托尼正处于危险中, 他备受煎熬。 6. I did not want to frighten or distress the horse.我不想惊吓或折磨那匹马。 7. Colin was visibly distressed by the incident.科林显然为此事件感到难过。 8. The news of my mother's death distressed me greatly.母亲逝世的噩耗令我极为悲痛。 9. The tragic news distressed us all.悲惨的消息使我们大家很悲伤。 10. The manager was distressed by excessive work.经理因过度操劳而精疲力竭。 11. Her suffering distressed her into committing suicide.她的痛苦逼迫她自杀了。 12. to his distress he saw that she was trembling.令他极为痛苦的是他看到她在发抖。 13. her fingers flew to her throat in distress.她的手指痛苦地伸向喉咙。 14. vessels in distress on or near the coast.在海岸或靠近海岸的遇险船只。 15. [as modifier]the plane sent out a distress call.飞机发出遇险信号。 16. the poor were helped in their distress.困顿中的穷人得到帮助。 17. they said the baby was in distress.他们说婴儿呼吸困难。 18. I didn't mean to distress you.我没想让你难过。 19. please don't distress yourself.请节哀。 20. [with obj. and infinitive]he was distressed to find that Anna would not talk to him.发现安娜不和他说话了，他很难过。 21. [as adj. distressing]some very distressing news.一些十分令人难过的消息。 22. the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed.工业上对皮夹克进行仿磨损的方法。 23. Try not to say anything to distress the patient further.别说增加病人痛苦的话。 24. She was too distressed to talk.她痛苦得说不出话来。 25. a distressing experience/illness令人痛苦的经历╱疾病 26. Citizens voiced their distress over delays in fixing the problem.市民们对问题处理不及时表达了忧虑之情。 27. The patient showed no obvious signs of distress.病人没有表现出明显的痛苦。 28. He suffered severe emotional distress as a result of the accident.那次意外让他遭受了严重的情感创伤。 29. The new drug can cause abdominal/gastric distress. [=stomach pain]这种新药会导致腹/胃痛。 30. a cry of distress痛哭 31. He was clearly in distress [=very upset] upon hearing the news.显然，他听到这个消息后很难过。 32. "She's chosen to devote her life to helping those in distress. [=in trouble, in need]"她选择终其一生帮助那些穷困的人们。 33. Donations were given to families in (financial) distress.捐赠物资被发放给（经济上）有困难的家庭。 34. The ship was in distress. [=the ship was possibly going to sink]船就要遇险了。 35. The Coast Guard responded to the ship's distress signal/call. [=signal or call for help]海岸警卫队对那艘船只的求救信号/呼叫做了回应。 36. The news distressed [=disturbed] her.那个消息让她很烦恼。 37. I was distressed to learn that the hospital had closed.得知医院已经关门了，我很气恼。 38. I heard some distressing news.我听到一些令人心烦的消息。 39. It was distressing to learn that the hospital had closed.医院已经关门了，真是令人气恼。