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单词 distress
释义
distress
noun[U]
uk
/dɪˈstres/us
/dɪˈstres/
C1
afeelingofextremeworry,sadness, orpain:
忧虑；悲伤；痛苦
Sheclaimedthat the way she had beentreatedatworkhadcausedherextremeemotionalandpsychologicaldistress.她说自己在工作中受到的待遇让她在情感和心理上都感到非常痛苦。
Many of thehorseswereshowingsignsof distress at the end of therace.比赛接近尾声时，许多马匹都表现出非常痛苦的样子。
Synonyms
alarm(WORRY)
concern(WORRY)
consternation
preoccupation
worry
C2
asituationin which you aresufferingor are ingreatdangerandthereforeinurgentneed ofhelp:
受苦；遇难；遇险
Sixpeoplewererescuedbyhelicopterfrom afishingboatindistress off thecoast.直升机从海岸附近的一艘遇险渔船上救出了6个人。
a distresssignal求救信号
More examples
  • Heseemsto bequiteunawareof other people's distress.
  • It wasterriblefor her toseeherchildin such distress.
  • Terry is alwayswillingtohelpout aladyin distress!
  • Theanimalwasclearlyin distress, so we called thevetimmediately.
  • Theoldlady's distress at thenewscould havebroughton aheartattack.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Sadness and regret
  • aw
  • be/weigh onyourconscienceidiom
  • bitter
  • black dog
  • breastbeating
  • cry
  • feel badidiom
  • gloominess
  • glumness
  • groan
  • guilt
  • guilt complex
  • melancholia
  • regretfully
  • remorse
  • remorseful
  • remorsefully
  • repent
  • repentance
  • repentant
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distress
verb[T]
uk
/dɪˈstres/us
/dɪˈstres/
to make someonefeelveryupsetorworried:
使烦乱，使焦虑，使忧虑
IhopeI haven't distressed you with all thesepersonalquestions.我希望我问的这些私人问题没有让你心烦。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Making people sad, shocked and upset
  • aback
  • amiss
  • appal
  • be laughing on the other side ofyourfaceidiom
  • bite
  • haunt
  • heartbreaker
  • heartbreakingly
  • hit/touch a (raw) nerveidiom
  • horrify
  • mess
  • nerve
  • sensitivity
  • shakesomeoneout ofsomething
  • shakesomeoneup
  • shake/rocksomethingtoitsfoundationsidiom
  • shattering
  • shocker
  • tear
  • toxic
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(Definition ofdistressfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

distress| American Dictionary

distress
noun[U]
us
/dɪˈstres/
greatmentalorphysicalsuffering, such asextremeanxiety,sadness, orpain, or thestateof being indangerorurgentneed:
emotional/financialdistress
Four men wererescuedfrom afishingboatin distress off thecoast.

distress

verb[T]us
/dɪˈstres/
Riceappeareddistressedabout theargumentand could nottalkabout it.

distressing

adjectiveus
/dɪˈstres·ɪŋ/
[+ that clause]It is distressing that so littleprogresshas been made after all thistime.
(Definition ofdistressfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

distress| Business English

distress
noun
uk
/dɪˈstres/us
[CorU]LAW
thelegalactionof taking andsellinganother person’spropertyinorderto getmoneyfor apaymentordebtthat theyowe:
make a distressA distress should be made for thewholerentinarrears; but ifgoodscannot befoundat thetime, theinjuredpartymay make a second distress.
[U]ECONOMICS,FINANCE
financialfailure, forexample, not having enoughmoneytopayback adebtor thecostsofoperatingabusiness:
Risingdependenceoncreditcardscould be asignof distress as someconsumersborrowjust tomeetroutineexpenses.
economic/financialdistress
(Definition ofdistressfrom theCambridge Business English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdistress

distress
Anxious/resistant attachment is characterized by difficulty settling with the caregiver when distressed, often tinged with anger.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The daily coherence rating reflected the consistency of a child's attachment behaviors each day across the three distressing situations in the diary.
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The story remains as distressing for the nineteenth-century households.
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We can all cite distressing examples of the failures of systems and of workers to respond in a timely and appropriate way.
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According to a perception-action theory of empathy, the subject is distressed because the state of the object is imparted to him directly.
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Do they find it distressing when art museums fail to hang pictures of brains on their walls?
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The offence is not designed to penalise the expressions of opinion that happen to be disagreeable, distasteful, or even offensive, annoying or distressing.
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The general practitioner is a first port of call for people with all manner of distressing circumstances.
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Because such potentially distressing events are predictable, but unavoidable, they are an ideal focus for an investigation of coping behaviours.
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The considerable costs of her earlier treatment had been futile, distressing, and wasteful.
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Fears about travel were not only distressing but were also the main factor limiting the children's social activities and relationships with friends.
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The presence of auditory hallucinations in non-help-seeking community samples emphasizes that the experience of voices per se may not or may not be distressing.
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I knew how to respond to the statements distressed patients frequently say when confronted with difficult circumstances.
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Even so, over one third of patients were depressed and one out of four carers was distressed.
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Participants (patients and controls) were not distressed when listening to the distorted or alien feedback, but usually described it as an unusual experience.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithdistress

distress

These are words often used in combination withdistress.

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acute distress
He felt thatacutedistressor anxiety in the other patients precluded effective communication.
From theCambridge English Corpus
considerable distress
This clearly causesconsiderabledistressto the family, who obviously feel a deep sense of pain at her expression of grief.
From theCambridge English Corpus
cry of distress
Why is it that last winter and last summer thecryofdistresswas so great that charitable people were asked to help?
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