distress

US [dɪˈstres]
UK [dɪ'stres]
  • n.窘迫；痛苦；遇险；悲伤
  • v.使忧虑；使悲伤；使苦恼
  • Web不幸；悲痛；危难
Simple Present：distresses  Present Participle：distressing  Past Tense：distressed  

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Distress
n.
1.
忧虑；悲伤；痛苦a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great suffering
The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.
报上的文章给这位演员带来极大的痛苦。
She was obviously in distress after the attack.
她受到攻击后显然很痛苦。
deep emotional distress
感情上的深深痛苦
2.
贫困；窘迫；困苦suffering and problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc.
economic/financial distress
经济拮据；财政困难
3.
（船、飞机等）遇难，遇险a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs help
a distress signal(= a message asking for help)
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It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress .
救助别的遇难船是海上的规则。
v.
1.
使忧虑；使悲伤；使苦恼to make sb feel very worried or unhappy
It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.
这封信显然使她极为悲伤。
Don't distress yourself(= don't worry) .
你别犯愁了。

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Definition:
AllAll,窘迫窘迫,痛苦痛苦,遇险遇险,悲伤悲伤,使忧虑使忧虑,使悲伤使悲伤,使苦恼使苦恼,不幸不幸,悲痛悲痛,危难危难
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1.
You normally don't see sharks like this running around on the surface, but this animal looks like it's in distress.
通常情况下，你不会看到鲨鱼在水面上游来游去。但是这条鲨鱼看上去好像遇险了。
tōng cháng qíng kuàng xià , nǐ bú huì kàn dào shā yú zài shuǐ miàn shàng yóu lái yóu qù 。 dàn shì zhè tiáo shā yú kàn shàng qù hǎo xiàng yù xiǎn le 。
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2.
Thus ended Frank Cowperwood's dreams of what Butler and his political associates might do for him in his hour of distress.
这样就结束了法兰克·柯帕乌要巴特勒和他的政治上的伙伴，能在他处境危难的时候帮助他的梦想。
zhè yàng jiù jié shù le fǎ lán kè · kē pà wū yào bā tè lè hé tā de zhèng zhì shàng de huǒ bàn , néng zài tā chǔ jìng wēi nàn de shí hou bāng zhù tā de mèng xiǎng 。
3.
And Heidi sat down on the ground looking as full of distress as if everything had really come to an end.
海蒂坐在地上看起来非常伤心，似乎所有东西真的到了尽头。
hǎi dì zuò zài dì shàng kàn qǐ lái fēi cháng shāng xīn , sì hū suǒ yǒu dōng xi zhēn de dào le jìn tóu 。
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4.
To this distressful emblem of a great distress that had long been growing worse, and was not at its worst, a woman was kneeling.
一个妇女跪在这象征巨大痛苦的凄惨的雕像面前--那痛苦一直在增加，可还没有达到极点。
yī gè fù nǚ guì zài zhè xiàng zhēng jù dà tòng kǔ de qī cǎn de diāo xiàng miàn qián -- nà tòng kǔ yì zhí zài zēng jiā , kě hái méi yǒu dá dào jí diǎn 。
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5.
The extent of your child's distress over any of these factors depends on your child's age and personality.
这些因素对孩子造成的负面影响取决于他的年龄和性格。
zhè xiē yīn sù duì hái zi zào chéng de fù miàn yǐng xiǎng qǔ jué yú tā de nián líng hé xìng gé 。
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6.
His wild behavior was a great distress to his mother.
他的放荡的行为使他的母亲极为苦恼。
tā de fàng dàng de xíng wéi shǐ tā de mǔ qīn jí wéi kǔ nǎo 。
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7.
For some time all that Elinor could do was to soothe her sister's distress, lessen her alarms, and combat her resentment.
在若干时间内，埃莉诺只能抚慰妹妹的悲痛，缓和她的震惊，抑止她的愤懑。
zài ruò gān shí jiān nèi , āi lì nuò zhǐ néng fǔ wèi mèi mèi de bēi tòng , huǎn hé tā de zhèn jīng , yì zhǐ tā de fèn mèn 。
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8.
Others will say that it was a mistake all along to embark on expensive reform at a time of acute economic distress.
其他人会说，在经济不景气的时候开始代价昂贵的改革自始至终就是个错误。
qí tā rén huì shuō , zài jīng jì bù jǐng qì de shí hou kāi shǐ dài jià áng guì de gǎi gé zì shǐ zhì zhōng jiù shì gè cuò wù 。
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9.
He was generous, and the needy, laughing at him because he believed so naively their stories of distress, borrowed from him with effrontery.
他很大方，那些手头拮据的人一方面嘲笑他那么天真地轻信他编造的不幸故事，一方面厚颜无耻地伸手向他借钱。
tā hěn dà fang , nà xiē shǒu tóu jié jū de rén yì fāng miàn cháo xiào tā nà me tiān zhēn de qīng xìn tā biān zào de bú xìng gù shi , yì fāng miàn hòu yán wú chǐ de shēn shǒu xiàng tā jiè qián 。
10.
At the next Friday sermon, the women who were sitting in the side room of the mosque began to share their distress at the state of affairs.
到下个星期五的布道，那些在清真寺侧房里的女人开始讨论她们对时势的担忧。
dào xià gè xīng qī wǔ de bù dào , nà xiē zài qīng zhēn sì cè fáng lǐ de nǚ rén kāi shǐ tǎo lùn tā men duì shí shì de dān yōu 。
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