distress

distressdistressD.J.:[disˈtres]K.K.:[dɪˈstrɛs]n.1.■悲痛, 痛苦, 忧伤, 苦恼Nothing could alleviate his distress.什么都不能减轻他的痛苦。2.■贫困, 窘迫How can we prevent such distress?我们怎样才能避免这种贫困?3.■危险, 困难, 危难Send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.发出求救信号吧, 船正在下沉。vt.1.■使痛苦, 使忧伤Please don't distress yourself.请你不要忧愁了。The news of his death distressed us greatly.他逝世的消息使我们极为悲痛。

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distress[di'stres]n.1.■(精神上的)痛苦、悲痛，悲伤；忧虑，忧愁，苦恼，烦恼2.■(肉体上的)疼痛，剧痛；不适；精疲力竭3.■痛苦的缘由，引起痛苦(或烦恼、焦虑、悲伤、麻烦等)的事，苦恼事，头疼的事，麻烦事，苦事；不幸；灾难4.■困难，困苦；贫困，贫穷，穷苦5.■困境；危险，危难；海难；空难6.■【法律】7.■扣押财物8.■被扣押的财物9.■[废语]强迫，强制vt.1.■使痛苦，使焦急，使困扰，使忧伤，使担忧，使忧虑，使悲伤，使苦恼，烦扰，折磨：The news of my mother's death distressed me greatly.母亲逝世的噩耗令我极为悲痛。The tragic news distressed us all.悲惨的消息使我们大家很悲伤。2.■因紧张而困恼(或疲劳)，使精疲力竭；使紧张；使受压，使疼痛：The manager was distressed by excessive work.经理因过度操劳而精疲力竭。3.■使困苦，使(经济上)窘迫4.■对(家具、木料等)进行旧处理，(为使其显得年代久远而)故意磨损(家具、木料等，使其出现凹痕、刮痕或斑迹)5.■(痛苦或处境)迫使，逼使，强迫：Her suffering distressed her into committing suicide.她的痛苦逼迫她自杀了。6.■【法律】扣押(债务人的财物)adj.1.■2.■受灾的，遭难的3.■受灾造成的；象征(或表示)灾难的4.■[美国英语]【商业】5.■廉价的，削价(或亏本)急售的6.■廉价货的，特价商品的近义词sufferingagonyanguish

distressdistress[disˈtres]n.1.■苦恼; 痛苦2.■穷困; 贫苦3.■危难, 不幸4.■【律】(被)扣押财物respiratory distress呼吸困难in distress遇难; 痛苦be a great distress to sb.使某人深感苦恼的事relieve distress among the poor救济穷人a signal of distress遇难信号distress warrant【律】扣押令

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词性变化distressvt.1.■使苦恼; 使悲痛2.■使贫困; 使困苦be distressed about [over] some matter为某事而苦恼be distressed at some sad news因不幸消息而悲痛be distressed by thirst渴得难受distress oneself担忧; 悲痛

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继承用法distressed[dɪˈstrest]adj.

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参考词汇distress;suffering;agony;anguish;misery都含“痛苦”的意思。;distress1.■指“精神上悲痛或造成痛苦的原因”、“身体上的疼痛或不适”或“某种灾难所造成的痛苦或苦难”, 如:Famine caused widespread distress.饥荒引起了普遍的忧虑。2.■suffering指“身体或精神上的痛苦”, 着重“对痛苦的感觉和忍受”, 一般用于人, 如:His wound caused him great suffering.他的伤使他深受痛苦。3.■agony指“肉体上或精神上的巨大痛苦”, 如:He suffered agonies from his arm.他感到胳膊痛极了。4.■anguish多指“精神上令人难以忍受的痛苦”, 如:the anguish of despair绝望引起的极度痛苦。5.■misery指“在身体、精神或感情方面长期的极大痛苦或不幸”, 或“造成这种不幸的原因”, 含“无希望解脱”的意思, 如:She died in misery in a convent.她悲惨地在修道院死去。