distress

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基本釋義

n.
悲傷,痛苦; 危險; 窘迫
v.
使憂慮,使悲傷,使苦惱

詞性變化

實用例句

Don't distress yourself (= don't worry) .

你別犯愁了。

牛津詞典

It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.

這封信顯然使她極為悲傷。

牛津詞典

It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress .

救助別的遇難船是海上的規(guī)則。

牛津詞典

a distress signal (= a message asking for help)

求救信號

牛津詞典

economic/financial distress

經(jīng)濟拮據(jù);財政困難

牛津詞典

She was obviously in distress after the attack.

她受到攻擊后顯然很痛苦。

牛津詞典

deep emotional distress

感情上的深深痛苦

牛津詞典

The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.

報上的文章給這位演員帶來極大的痛苦。

牛津詞典

Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.

嫉妒會帶來憂慮和痛苦。

Her mouth grew stiff with pain and distress.

疼痛和悲傷讓她嘴巴發(fā)僵。

He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.

他擔心船可能會遇險。

The constable received a distress call, and saw two youths attacking his colleague.

這名警察收到了求救呼叫,看見兩個年輕人正在毆打他的同事。

The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously.

想到托尼正處于危險中,他心急如焚。

I did not want to frighten or distress the horse.

我并不想嚇到馬或惹怒它。

He went out, and the horror retreated.

他這才走出去了.恐怖打消了.

辭典例句

Famine caused widespread distress.

饑荒引起了普遍的憂慮.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

Nothing could alleviate his distress.

什么都不能減輕他的痛苦.

《簡明英漢詞典》

How can we prevent such distress?

我們怎樣才能避免這種貧困?

《簡明英漢詞典》

Governments should endeavour to mitigate distress.

政府應努力緩解貧困問題.

《簡明英漢詞典》

The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.

造成社會困境的原因包括住房不足.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Pity us in our distress.

可憐可憐我們的苦難吧.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Crewmen aboard the tanker sighted a ship in distress off the coast of Senegal.

油船上的船員們在塞內(nèi)加爾的近海發(fā)現(xiàn)了一艘失事的船.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Mary's heart was full of distress.

瑪麗的心里充滿痛苦.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.

發(fā)出求救信號吧, 船正在下沉.

《簡明英漢詞典》

He tried to conceal his distress, but the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.

他盡力隱藏悲痛, 但是顫抖的聲音卻無疑表明了一切.

《簡明英漢詞典》

While a ship is in distress, rescuing passengers from danger is a heroic action.

當船遇險時, 營救乘客脫離危險是一種英勇的行為.

《現(xiàn)代英漢綜合大詞典》

The fellow doesn't pity anyone in their distress.

這家伙不同情任何人的苦難.

《簡明英漢詞典》

真題例句

But they were definitely surprised and distressed to be referred to as 'he' in your speech.

出自-2010年6月聽力原文

英英釋義

Noun
  • 1. psychological suffering;

    "the death of his wife caused him great distress"

  • 2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need);

    "a ship in distress"

    "she was the classic maiden in distress"

  • 3. extreme physical pain;

    "the patient appeared to be in distress"

  • 4. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim;

    "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"

Verb
  • 1. cause mental pain to;

    "The news of her child's illness distressed the mother"

同義詞辨析

agony, anguish, torment, torture, grief, misery, distress, sorrow

這些名詞均有"苦惱,痛苦"之意。

  • agony:側(cè)重指精神或身體痛苦的劇烈程度。
  • anguish:指精神方面令人難以忍受的極度痛苦;用于身體時,多指局部或暫時的痛苦。
  • torment:強調(diào)煩惱或痛苦的長期性。
  • torture:語氣比toment強,指在精神或肉體上受到的折磨所產(chǎn)生的痛苦。
  • grief:指由某種特殊處境或原因造成的強烈的感情上的苦惱與悲痛。
  • misery:著重痛苦的可悲狀態(tài),多含不幸、可憐或悲哀的意味。
  • distress:多指因思想上的壓力緊張、恐懼、憂慮等所引起的精神上的痛苦,也可指某種災難帶來的痛苦。
  • sorrow:語氣比grief弱,指因不幸、損失或失望等所產(chǎn)生的悲傷。

同義詞

反義詞

n.憂傷;貧困;危難

comfortconsolationreliefsolace

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