音标与读法

这里为大家介绍下distress 是什么意思，希望能帮助到各位朋友。

音标：[ dis"tres ]过去式:distressed过去分词:distressed现在分词:distressing

中英文翻译

n.

1.苦恼，烦恼；悲痛，悲叹；使人悲痛[苦恼]的事情；(肉体的)苦痛。

2.贫苦，穷困。

3.灾殃，危难，不幸；【航海】海难。

4.【英法】扣押财物；被扣押的财物。

短语和例子

feel acute distress at... 对…深感苦恼[悲痛]。 relieve distress among the poor 减轻穷人的痛苦。 an old story of a dame in distress 少女落难之类老一套的故事。 a ship in distress 失事的船只。 a signal of distress 遇难信号。 levy a distress upon 对…实行扣押财物的处分。

vt.

1.使苦恼，使为难，使悲痛。

2.使贫困；使困苦。

3.【法律】扣押(财物)。

短语和例子

distress oneself 焦虑，悲痛。 distress sb. into committing suicide 因…的痛苦而自杀。

the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; "Originally distress was a landlord""s remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord""s lien"

同义词：distraint,

psychological suffering; "the death of his wife caused him great distress"

同义词：hurt, suffering,

extreme physical pain; "the patient appeared to be in distress"

a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); "a ship in distress"; "she was the classic maiden in distress"

cause mental pain to; "The news of her child""s illness distressed the mother"

bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship

同义词：straiten,

例句与用法

1.An athenian never forsook distress .

一个雅典人从来不会见难不救的。

2.But it was the cold that was the most distressing .

但是最难熬的是冷。

3.A suffering animal is a distressing sight .

看到动物受痛苦是很难受的。

4.Company in distress make the sorrow less .

患难中的同伴减少了你的悲苦。

5.She made no attempt to hide her distress .

她不打算掩饰她的苦恼。

6.The inner distress would have so upset me .

精神上的苦恼将使我极为不安。

7.He was not sick, but distressed himself .

他不是生病，而是发愁。

8.He feared to touch on distressing memories .

他害怕触及到令人伤心的往事。

9.Anxiety and distress gnawed at his heart .

焦虑和烦恼使他痛苦。

10.Do not distress me by the idea .

不要用这种想法来使我痛苦吧。

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