[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]悲伤;痛苦;忧虑Distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain.
Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.
嫉妒会带来忧虑和痛苦。
Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.
疼痛和悲伤让她嘴巴发僵。
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[N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]危难;危急;危险Distress is the state of being in extreme danger and needing urgent help.
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He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.
他担心船可能会遇险。
The constable received a distress call, and saw two youths attacking his colleague.
这名警察收到了求救呼叫,看见两个年轻人正在殴打他的同事。
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[VERB 动词]使忧虑;使悲伤;使苦恼 If someone or something distresses you, they cause you to be upset or worried.
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The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously.
想到托尼正处于危险中,他心急如焚。
I did not want to frighten or distress the horse.
我并不想吓到马或惹怒它。
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dis·tress/dɪˈstres; NAmEdɪˈstres/
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distressdistressesdistresseddistressingnoun[uncountable ]1a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great suffering 忧虑;悲伤;痛苦◆The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.报上的文章给这位演员带来极大的痛苦。◆She was obviously in distressafter the attack. 她受到攻击后显然很痛苦。◆deep emotional distress感情上的深深痛苦2suffering and problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc. 贫困;窘迫;困苦SYN
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◆economic/financial distress经济拮据;财政困难3a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs help (船、飞机等)遇难,遇险◆a distress signal(= a message asking for help)求救信号◆It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.救助别的遇难船是海上的规则。IDIOMsee
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verbto make sb feel very worried or unhappy 使忧虑;使悲伤;使苦恼distresssb ◆It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.这封信显然使她极为悲伤。distressyourself ◆Don't distress yourself (= don't worry).你别犯愁了。dis·tress/dɪˈstres; NAmEdɪˈstres/
1a feeling of extreme unhappiness: Luke’s behaviour caused his parents great distress.in distress The girl was crying and clearly in distress.2suffering and problems caused by a lack of money, food etc: acute financial distressin distress charities that aid families in distress3 formal great physical pain4a situation when a ship, aircraft etc is in danger and needs help: We picked up a distress signal 6 km away.in distress The ship is in distress.
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distressdistress2 ●○○ verb [transitive]
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to make someone feel very upset: The dream had distressed her greatly.
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