| 单词 | distress |
| 释义 | distress (once / 132 pages) nv If you are in distress, you are in trouble. You're hurting — either physically or mentally. See the word stress hanging out at the end of distress? There's a good reason for that. The noun distress refers to a state of severe anxiety or strain, often brought about by failing to study for an exam, harassing grizzly bears, or borrowing your sister's clothes without asking. When used as a verb, to distress means to cause all that pain, suffering and anxiety — in other words, to stress somebody out. WORD FAMILYdistress: distressed, distresses, distressful, distressing+/distressed: distressedest, distressedly/distressful: distressfully, distressfulness/distressing: distressingly, distressingness USAGE EXAMPLES“The unemployment rate is distressing; the impoverishment of the population is palpable everywhere; our social protection system is in deficit and is in peril.” The Guardian(Jan 02, 2017) They include fake IRS calls, bogus sweepstakes, phony grandchild in distress calls and romance scams. Washington Times(Jan 01, 2017) Anslow says he wanted the confronting distress of the reports to be just as unavoidable for those walking past. The Guardian(Dec 29, 2016) 1n a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need) a ship in distress she was the classic maiden in distress Hypo|Hyper anguish extreme distress of body or mind pressurean oppressive condition of physical or mental or social or economic distress throehard or painful trouble or struggle adversity, hard knocks, hardship a state of misfortune or affliction 2n psychological suffering the death of his wife caused him great distress Syn|Hypo|Hyper hurt, suffering anguish, torment, torture extreme mental distress self-torment, self-tortureself-imposed distress tsoris(Yiddish) trouble and suffering wounda figurative injury (to your feelings or pride) pain, painfulness emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid 3n extreme physical pain the patient appeared to be in distress Hyper hurting, pain a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder 4n 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 Syn|Hyper distraint seizure the taking possession of something by legal process 5v bring into difficulties or distress, especially financial hardship Syn|Hyper straiten bother, discommode, disoblige, incommode, inconvenience, put out, trouble to cause inconvenience or discomfort to 6v cause mental pain to The news of her child's illness distressed the mother Hypo|Hyper besiege cause to feel distressed or worried disturb, trouble, upset move deeply |
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