distress
基本释义
- n.忧虑,悲伤;贫困;危难,险情;(肉体的)剧痛
- v.使悲伤,使忧虑;使(家具,皮革)有仿磨损的痕迹
词语例句
忧虑,悲伤un.
六级Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
嫉妒会引发悲伤和痛苦的情绪。
These signals produce the familiar signs of distress: trembling, perspiration and fast-moving feet, just to name three.
这些信号产生了一些我们所熟悉的痛苦的标志:仅举三个例子——颤抖、出汗和快速移动的双脚。
贫困un.
She has suffered from severe financial distress at the end of the month.
月末她遭受着严重的财务困难。
危难,险情un.
四级He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.
他对船可能处在危急状态表示忧虑。
Yet occurrences of food shortages and droughts are causing famine and distress in some areas, and industrial and agricultural by-products are polluting water supplies.
然而,粮食短缺和干旱的出现导致了一些地区的饥荒和灾难,而且工业和农业副产品也污染了水源。
使悲伤,使忧虑vt.
四级The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously.
想到托尼仍处在危险当中就使他忧心忡忡。
Now that I have children, I realize that what distressed my father wasn't so much the Mr.Wilsons of the world as the painful obligation to explain the racial facts of life to someone who hadn't quite learned them yet.
现在我有了孩子,我意识到让我父亲苦恼的与其说是世界上的威尔逊先生们,还不如说是向一个还不太了解种族问题的人解释生活中种族问题的痛苦义务。
- She was obviously in distress after the attack.她受到攻击后显然很痛苦。来自《牛津词典》
- Widows seem to experience more distress than widowers.寡妇似乎比鳏夫感受更多痛苦。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress.他经常去帮助这位处于痛苦中的少女。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
相关短语
- in distress遇难;在困境中
- financial distress财务困境,财务危机;金融困顿
- respiratory distress[医]呼吸窘迫
- respiratory distress syndrome呼吸窘迫综合征
- fetal distress胎儿宫内窒息,胎儿窘迫
- mental distress精神苦闷,精神上的痛苦
- DISTRESS SIGNAL求救信号;遇险信号;遇难信号
- Divas in Distress巴不得妈妈
- A Damsel in Distress困苦中的年轻女人;少女落难
- financial distress财务困境;金融困顿;财务困难
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome急性呼吸窘迫症候群;急性呼吸窘迫综合征;综合症;综合征
词语扩展
- sorrow/agony/grief/anguish/torment/distress/misery/torture
词义分布
英英释义
- n.psychological suffering
- n.a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
- n.extreme physical pain
- n.the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
- v.cause mental pain to
- n.a strong feeling of sadness or pain
悲伤;痛苦;忧虑- The condition can cause great distress in young people.这种疾病会给年轻人带来很大痛苦。
词源
- distress忧虑,悲伤dis-, 分开。-str, 拉,拉紧,词源同strict, stress. 即拉紧,紧张,忧虑,悲伤。