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distress

美音:[dıs´tres ]点这儿播放单词美音发声
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n.悲痛,穷困,不幸,危难,忧伤 v.使悲痛,使穷困,使忧伤

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词形变化:

副词:distressingly 动词过去式:distressed 过去分词:distressed 现在分词:distressing 第三人称单数:distresses

词根

string,strict,strain,stress=to draw tight(拉紧)

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afflict  agonize  bother  disturb  hurt  pain  torment  torture  trouble  upset  comfort  consolation  relief  solace    

distress


/dɪ'stres; dɪ`strɛs/
n
1 (a) [U, sing] (cause of) great pain, sorrow, suffering, etc 极大的痛苦、悲伤、苦难等(的缘由)
*Towards the end of the marathon several runners showed signs of distress. 马拉松赛接近终点时, 有些参赛者显出极难受的样子.
* Her death was a great distress to all the family. 她去世後全家人极为悲痛.
(b) [U] (suffering caused by) lack of money, food, etc 贫困; 困苦
*The Government acted quickly to relieve the widespread distress caused by the earthquake. 地震造成广泛地区的灾难, 政府迅速采取行动赈济灾民.
2 [U] state of being in danger or difficulty and requiring help 危难; 困境
*a ship in di`stress 遇险的船
* [attrib 作定语] a di`stress signal/call/flag 呼救信号[求救呼叫/遇难信号旗].
3 (idm 习语) a damsel in distress => damsel.

/dɪ'stres; dɪ`strɛs/
v [Tn usu passive 通常用于被动语态] cause distress to (sb/sth) 给(某人[某事物])带来痛苦、悲伤、苦难、贫困、困苦、危难等
*I was most distressed to hear the sad news of your father's death. 我听到你父亲去世的噩耗, 十分难过.
* Please don't distress yourself, ie don't worry. 请你不要忧愁了.
1. Earthquakes, floods, forest fires, tidal waves, tornadoes — all these and many other disasters too — mean pain and distress for the victims.
    地震、水灾、森林火灾、海啸、飓风——所有这些及其它灾难对受害者都意味着痛苦与不幸。

2. He is in great distress.
    他非常苦恼。

3. A recent article in a weekly newspaper, for instance, was headed with a striking illustration of a lady in a state of considerable distress,
    例如,最近一家周报刊登了一篇文章,文章上方有一幅引人注目的插图,是一位表情沮丧的女子。

4. In it he described vividly the scenes of pain and distress he had witnessed, and suggested that a relief society should be formed to give help to all those wounded in wars.
    书中他栩栩如生的描述了那些充满痛苦和不幸的景象,并提出建议,组织一个救济团体等,对所有战时伤亡人员给予救助。

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