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distress noun ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTRESS | DISTRESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEacute, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense (BrE) , severe, significant 极端的痛苦;深深的忧伤;巨大的创痛;苦楚满腹;苦不堪言genuine, real 真正的痛苦obvious 明显的悲伤unnecessary (especially BrE) 不必要的忧伤general 一般的痛苦emotional, mental, moral, personal, physical, psychological 感情上的痛苦;精神痛苦;个人的忧伤;皮肉之苦;心理上的痛苦◆the physical distress of hunger饥饿之苦◆the personal distress associated with unemployment失业引致的个人愁苦economic, financial, social 经济困境;财政困难;社会困境◆The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.造成社会困境的原因包括住房不足。marital, relationship (both NAmE) 婚姻/情感困境◆an unhappy young couple in acute relationship distress一对处于严重情感困境的不快乐的年轻夫妇VERB + DISTRESScause (sb) 造成(某人)痛苦experience, feel, suffer 经历痛苦;感到苦恼;遭受痛苦◆the distress that she felt when her parents argued她父母争吵时她感到的苦恼◆The animals suffer great pain and distress when hunted.动物被猎捕时会遭受巨大的痛苦。show (signs of) 表现出悲痛(迹象)◆She seemed calm and showed no signs of distress.她似乎很平静,看不出任何悲痛的迹象。hide 隐藏痛苦◆He tried to hide his distress, but the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.他尽力掩饰自己的悲痛,但是颤抖的声音却无疑表明了一切。express 表达悲哀◆Hall expressed his distress at the court's failure to uphold his rights.霍尔对法庭没能维护他的权利表达了悲哀。avoid 避免痛苦alleviate, ease, reduce, relieve 减轻/缓和/减少/消除痛苦see, sense 看出/觉察到痛苦◆She saw the distress in Christy's eyes.她从克里斯蒂的眼中看到了痛苦。◆Sensing her distress, Luke walked over and patted her shoulder.卢克感到她在痛苦之中,于是走过去拍了拍她的肩膀。DISTRESS + NOUNcall, signal 遇险信号;求救信号◆The sinking ship sent out a distress call.下沉的船只发出遇险信号。PREPOSITIONin distress 在危险中◆The child was clearly in distress.孩子显然处于危险之中。◆a ship in distress遇险的船to sb's distress 令某人苦恼的是◆He dropped out of college, to his family's distress.他退学了,这让他的家人很苦恼。distress at 因⋯而悲痛◆her obvious distress at hearing such bad news听到这么坏的消息时她脸上明显的悲痛distress over 因⋯的悲痛◆The president issued a statement expressing her distress over the affair.总统发表声明表达她对这件事的悲痛。PHRASESa damsel in distress 落难女子◆medieval ballads about a knight saving a damsel in distress关于骑士搭救落难女子的中世纪民谣a source of distress 苦恼的来源◆Getting old is a source of distress to men as well as women.不管是男人还是女人,变老同样都是造成其苦恼的一个原因。 |