| 单词 | distress |
| 释义 | Word Frequency distress(dɪˈstrɛs) verb (transitive) 1. to cause mental pain to; upset badly 2. (usually passive) to subject to financial or other trouble 3. to damage (esp furniture), as by scratching or denting it, in order to make it appear older than it is 4. law a less common word for distrain 5. archaic to compel noun 6. mental pain; anguish 7. the act of distressing or the state of being distressed 8. physical or financial trouble 9. in distress 10. law a. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of or in satisfaction of a debt, claim, etc; distraint b. the property thus seized c. US (as modifier) distress merchandise Derived forms distressful (disˈtressful) adjective distressfully (disˈtressfully) adverb distressfulness (disˈtressfulness) noun distressing (disˈtressing) adjective, noun distressingly (disˈtressingly) adverb Word origin C13: from Old French destresse distress, via Vulgar Latin, from Latin districtus divided in mind; see distrain |
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