
释义
n. 悲痛;忧虑
great emotional pain, worry, or unhappiness
n. 危难;困境
a situation involving danger or serious difficulty
v. 使悲痛;使忧虑
to cause someone great worry or unhappiness
例句
Her neighbour noticed her distress and offered to help.
邻居看出她很难过,便主动提出帮忙。
Sudden unemployment can cause considerable distress, particularly for households with limited savings and high housing costs.
突然失业会引发严重的焦虑,对储蓄有限且住房开支高的家庭尤其如此。
常用搭配
- emotional distress | 情绪上的痛苦
- in distress | 处于危难中
- cause distress | 造成痛苦
- a distress signal | 求救信号
词族
- distressed (adj.)
- distressing (adj.)
近义
- anguish
- suffering
反义
- comfort
用法提示
distress比一般sadness强烈,也可指危难。
常见问题
- distress 是什么意思?
- n. 悲痛;忧虑;n. 危难;困境;v. 使悲痛;使忧虑
- distress 怎么发音?
- 英音 /dɪˈstres/,美音 /dɪˈstres/。点击页面上方的发音按钮可以试听。