| 释义 |
diˈstressing, ppl. a.
[f. distress v. + -ing2.]
That distresses or causes distress; see the verb.
c1586C'tess Pembroke Ps. lx. vi, Against distressing foes Let us thy succour finde. 1719De Foe Crusoe (L.), Under these distressing circumstances what could I do? a1859Macaulay Hist. Eng. (1861) V. 228 The heat of a distressing midsummer day. |