单词 | distress |
释义 | distress¹ 1.(anguish)(精神上的)痛苦;苦恼;伤心 Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.疼痛和伤心让她的嘴发僵。 Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.嫉妒会导致苦恼和痛苦。 in distress + person处于痛苦中 She appeared to be in distress.她看上去很痛苦。 2.(danger)危难;困境 in distress处于危难中 He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.他担心船可能已经遇险。 3.【律】(property)被扣押的财物 distress² 1.(upset)+ person使痛苦;使难过 The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously.想到托尼正处于危险中, 他备受煎熬。 I did not want to frighten or distress the horse.我不想惊吓或折磨那匹马。 to be distressed by sth为某事而难过 Colin was visibly distressed by the incident.科林显然为此事件感到难过。 2.(trouble)使遭遇麻烦(或危险) 3.(damage intentionally)故意磨损, 做旧(家具等) 4.=distrain 5.<古>(compel)强迫;迫使 |
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