| 单词 | distress |
| 释义 | distress —distress /dɪˈstres/ noun [U] C1 a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, or pain: » She claimed that the way she had been treated at work had caused her extreme emotional and psychological distress.» Many of the horses were showing signs of distress at the end of the race.Thesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regretC2 a situation in which you are suffering or are in great danger and therefore in urgent need of help: » Six people were rescued by helicopter from a fishing boat in distress off the coast.» a distress signalThesaurus+: ↑Sadness and regret• • • Extra Examples:» He seems to be quite unaware of other people's distress.» It was terrible for her to see her child in such distress.» Terry is always willing to help out a lady in distress!» The animal was clearly in distress, so we called the vet immediately.» The old lady's distress at the news could have brought on a heart attack.verb [T] ↑Verb Endings for distress ► F0 to make someone feel very upset or worried: » I hope I haven't distressed you with all these personal questions.Thesaurus+: ↑Making people sad, shocked and upset |
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