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单词 distress
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dis·tress

noun
 
/dɪˈstres/
/dɪˈstres/
[uncountable]Idioms
  1.  
    a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great mental pain忧虑;悲伤;痛苦
    • The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.报上的文章使这位演员相当苦恼。
    • She sensed his deep emotional distress.她感觉到他内心非常痛苦。
    • in distress She was obviously in distress after the attack.她受到攻击后显然很痛苦。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • acute
    • considerable
    • deep
    verb + distress
    • cause (somebody)
    • experience
    • feel
    distress + noun
    • call
    • signal
    preposition
    • in distress
    • to somebody’s distress
    • distress at
    phrases
    • a damsel in distress
    • a source of distress
  2.  
    severe problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc.贫困;窘迫;困苦 synonym hardship
    • economic/financial distress经济拮据;财政困难
    • The charity aims to relieve poverty and distress caused by natural disasters.该慈善机构旨在缓解自然灾害造成的贫困和痛苦。
    Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • acute
    • considerable
    • deep
    verb + distress
    • cause (somebody)
    • experience
    • feel
    distress + noun
    • call
    • signal
    preposition
    • in distress
    • to somebody’s distress
    • distress at
    phrases
    • a damsel in distress
    • a source of distress
  3. a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs help(船、飞机等)遇险
    • a distress signal (= a message asking for help)求救信号
    • in distress 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。
    Topics Dangerc1, Transport by waterc1, Transport by airc1
  4. (medical) a state of physical pain and effort, especially difficulty in breathing疼痛疲劳;(尤指)呼吸困难
    • The patient was suffering serious respiratory distress.该患者患有严重的呼吸困难。
    • in distress The baby was clearly in distress.那婴儿显然呼吸困难。
  5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’.
Idioms
a damsel in distress
  1. (humorous) a woman who needs help落难女子;需要帮助的女子

dis·tress

verb
 
/dɪˈstres/
/dɪˈstres/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they distress
/dɪˈstres/
/dɪˈstres/
he / she / it distresses
/dɪˈstresɪz/
/dɪˈstresɪz/
past simple distressed
/dɪˈstrest/
/dɪˈstrest/
past participle distressed
/dɪˈstrest/
/dɪˈstrest/
-ing form distressing
/dɪˈstresɪŋ/
/dɪˈstresɪŋ/
  1. to make somebody feel very worried or unhappy使忧虑;使悲伤;使苦恼
    • distress somebody It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.这封信显然使她极为悲伤。
    • distress yourself Don't distress yourself (= don't worry).你别犯愁了。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’.
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