distress

🇬🇧/dɪˈstres/ 🇺🇸/dɪˈstres/📚 15034 98 2四级六级考研托福雅思

Distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain. ^{悲痛; 疼痛}

noun [抽象名词]忧虑，悲伤；贫困；危难，险情；（肉体的）剧痛

Distress is the state of being in extreme danger and needing urgent help. ^{危难; 危急 • He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress. 他对船可能处在危急状态表示忧虑。}

verb [vt. 及物动词]使悲伤，使忧虑；使（家具，皮革）有仿磨损的痕迹

If someone or something distresses you, they cause you to be upset or worried. ^{使心烦; 使忧虑 • The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously. 想到托尼仍处在危险当中就使他忧心忡忡。}

distress 出现在下面的课文中: Lesson 25 Non-auditory effects of noise

n. 危难，不幸；贫困；悲痛

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相关词汇

关联词suffer/ˈsʌfə(r)/vt. 忍受；遭受；经历

关联词torture/ˈtɔːtʃə(r)/vt. 折磨；拷问；歪曲

关联词torment/ˈtɔːment/vt. 折磨，使痛苦；纠缠，作弄

关联词rack/ræk/n. 行李架；拷问台；齿条

写作替换afflict/əˈflɪkt/vt. 折磨；使痛苦；使苦恼

词组	含义	例句
sth. distress sb.	使某人苦恼	He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress. ^{他对船可能处在危急状态表示忧虑。}