| 英语单词 | distressing |
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| 英美音标 | 英 [dɪ'stresɪŋ] 美 [dɪ'stresɪŋ] |
| 中文释义 | adj.使人痛苦的；令人烦恼的 动词词distress的现在分词形式. |
| 英语例句 | (1) A suffering animal is a distressing sight. (2) He feared to touch on distressing memories. (3) But it was the cold that was the most distressing. (4) It was a distressing time for their elders. |
| 中文例句 | (1) 看到动物受痛苦是很难受的。 (2) 他害怕触及到令人伤心的往事。 (3) 但是最难熬的是冷。 (4) 做父母的人感到这是个令人苦恼的时期。 |
| vocabulary简明 | Something that's distressing makes you feel sad, upset, or worried. A distressing phone call from your dad might involve him telling you your grandma is in the hospital. |
| vocabulary扩展 | When something causes distress, "anxiety, sorrow, or pain," you can describe it as distressing. Both words come from the Vulgar Latin districtia, "restraint, affliction, or narrowness," from distringere, "draw apart or hinder" in Latin. Distressing headlines in the newspaper convey terrible news, and distressing text messages from your friend might make you worry for her safety. |
| 柯林斯解释 | 1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]使人痛苦的；令人苦恼的；使人忧虑的 If something is distressing, it upsets you or worries you.
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