distress

/dɪˈstres/ noun / verb
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

痛苦；苦恼；危难；使痛苦；使苦恼

释义与例句

noun 痛苦；苦恼；危难
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain; a situation of danger or difficulty
  1. The news caused her great distress.
    这个消息让她极为痛苦。
  2. The ship sent out a distress signal.
    那艘船发出了求救信号。
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  1. He was in obvious distress after losing his job.
    失业后，他明显处于痛苦之中。
verb 使痛苦；使苦恼
to make someone feel very worried or upset
  1. It distresses me to see children suffering.
    看到孩子们受苦让我很难过。
  2. She was distressed by his rude remarks.
    他粗鲁的话让她很伤心。
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  1. The sight of the accident distressed everyone.
    事故的景象让所有人都感到痛苦。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 dis-(加强) + stress(压力) → 承受的压力过大 → 痛苦、苦恼；危难

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • distressed 痛苦的；贫困的
    形容词
  • distressing 令人痛苦的
    形容词
  • stress 压力；强调
    词根词
同义词
  • anguish 极度痛苦
    语气更强，指精神上的剧痛
    She cried out in anguish at the loss. 失去亲人让她悲痛地哭喊。
  • suffering 痛苦；苦难
    可指身体或精神上的长期痛苦
    The war brought great suffering to the people. 战争给人民带来了巨大苦难。
反义词
  • comfort 安慰；舒适
    与 distress(痛苦) 相对
    Her kind words gave him comfort. 她亲切的话语给了他安慰。
常见搭配
  • in distress 处于危难/痛苦中
    The hiker was in distress and called for help. 那位徒步者身处险境，大声呼救。
  • distress signal 求救信号
    They lit a fire as a distress signal. 他们点起一堆火作为求救信号。
  • cause distress 造成痛苦
    The delay caused a lot of distress to passengers. 延误给乘客造成了很大困扰。