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distress

释义

distress

noun uncountable

UK /dɪˈstres/

1
a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset
I wouldn’t want to cause her any distress.
in distress:
She’d arrived on Gina’s doorstep in obvious distress.
Synonyms and related words
Sadness and unhappiness
sadness
depression
grief
Synonyms and related words
Feelings of worry and nervousness
worry
concern
stress
2
great pain
Synonyms and related words
Pain and pains
ache
agony
anguish
3
a situation in which a ship, aircraft etc is in great danger and likely to sink or crash
a distress call/signal/flare
in distress:
a message from a ship in distress
Synonyms and related words
Vehicle accidents and breakdowns
accident
aquaplane
bang up
4
an unpleasant and difficult situation caused by a lack of money, food, or other basic things
in distress:
In some regions of our country, people are in genuine economic distress.
Synonyms and related words
Difficult situations and experiences
crisis
battle
nightmare

distress

noun uncountable

US /dɪˈstres/

1
a feeling that you have when you are very unhappy, worried, or upset
I wouldn’t want to cause her any distress.
in distress:
She’d arrived on Gina’s doorstep in obvious distress.
Synonyms and related words
Sadness and unhappiness
sadness
depression
grief
Synonyms and related words
Feelings of worry and nervousness
worry
concern
stress
2
great pain
Synonyms and related words
Pain and pains
ache
agony
anguish
3
a situation in which a ship, aircraft, etc. is in great danger and likely to sink or crash
a distress call/signal/flare
in distress:
a message from a ship in distress
Synonyms and related words
Vehicle accidents and breakdowns
accident
aquaplane
bang up
4
an unpleasant and difficult situation caused by a lack of money, food, or other basic things
in distress:
In some regions, people are in genuine economic distress.
Synonyms and related words
Difficult situations and experiences
crisis
battle
nightmare

distress

verb transitive

UK /dɪˈstres/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	distress
he/she/it	distresses
present participle	distressing
past tense	distressed
past participle	distressed

1
to make someone feel very unhappy, worried, or upset
It distresses him to think that he has no hope of changing things.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel sad or upset
upset
wound
disturb
Synonyms and related words
To make someone worried or nervous
worry
concern
tear apart

distress

verb transitive

US /dɪˈstres/

Word Forms

present tense
I/you/we/they	distress
he/she/it	distresses
present participle	distressing
past tense	distressed
past participle	distressed

1
to make someone feel very unhappy, worried, or upset
It distresses him to think that he has no hope of changing things.
Synonyms and related words
To make someone feel sad or upset
upset
wound
disturb
Synonyms and related words
To make someone worried or nervous
worry
concern
tear apart

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