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| /dɪˈstres/ |
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| 1 | a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy , worried , or upset 苦恼；悲伤；忧虑 |
| I wouldn’ t want to cause her any distress. 我不想使她苦恼。 |
| in distress She’ d arrived on Gina’ s doorstep in obvious distress. 她走到吉纳家的门阶边，显然非常悲伤。 |
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| 2 | a situation in which a ship , aircraft etc is in great danger and likely to sink or crash 危难；险情 |
| a distress call/signal/flare 遇难呼救/信号/照明弹 |
| in distress a message from a ship in distress 遇险船发出的信息 |
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| 3 | an unpleasant and difficult situation caused by a lack of money , food , or other basic things 贫困；困苦 |
| in distress In some regions of our country, people are in genuine economic distress. 在我们国家的一些地区，人们确实面临经济困境。 |
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