英语词汇“distress”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

noun | verb

distressdistress1 /dɪˈstrɛs/ ●○○ noun [uncountable]

ETYMOLOGYdistress¹

Origin: 1200-1300 Old French destresse, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere to pull apart, prevent from acting or leaving

COLLOCATIONS► in distress

The girl was crying and clearly in distress.

► in distress

The shelter meets the needs of families in distress.

► a distress signal/call

(=a signal made by a ship or plane, asking for other ships or planes to come and help)

1a feeling of being extremely worried and upset: Children suffer emotional distress when their parents divorce.distress over/about distress over the loss of a loved one The girl was crying and clearly in distress.2a situation in which someone needs help, for example because he or she is in a dangerous situation or does not have food or money: The shelter meets the needs of families in distress.a distress signal/call (=a signal made by a ship or plane, asking for other ships or planes to come and help)3formal severe physical pain, or injury to the muscles: abdominal distress [Origin: 1200–1300 Old French destresse, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere to pull apart, prevent from acting or leaving]

noun | verb

distressdistress2 ●○○ verb [transitive]

VERB TABLE

distress

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	distress
	he, she, it	distresses
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	distressed
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have distressed
	he, she, it	has distressed
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had distressed
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will distress
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have distressed

to make someone feel extremely upset and worried: The thought of a painful death distresses most people.it distresses somebody to hear/see/learn etc. It distressed him to see her cry.it distresses somebody that It distressed her that women could not be members.