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词组 distress
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distress /dɪˈstres/ noun 1. great unhappiness or sufferingadjectivesgreat/considerable/deep distress This type of crime can cause great distress.acute/severe distress (=which you feel very strongly) She was clearly suffering from acute distress after the death of her husband.emotional/mental/psychological distress Some people eat too much as a way of dealing with emotional distress.physical distress (=suffering in part of your body) Relieving the physical distress of the patient is the first priority.financial/economic distress (=difficulties caused by money problems) The charity helps families who are in financial distress.obvious distress She had arrived on Gina’s doorstep one evening in obvious distress.further distress I was anxious to avoid causing them any further distress.verbscause sb distress I’m sorry if I caused you any distress.feel distress I know that he feels great distress as a result of losing his job.suffer/experience distress She claimed that she suffered emotional distress because of the company’s actions.show signs of distress Did your pet show any signs of distress when you moved home?express your distress (=say that you feel unhappy) The president expressed his distress at the loss of life.relieve/alleviate distress (=make it less painful) No one came to relieve my distress.add to sb’s distress I don’t want to add to your distress by giving you more things to worry about.prepositionsin distress The girl was crying and clearly in distress. | He was waving his hands in distress.sb’s distress at/over sth We share their distress at what has happened.to sb’s distress To the distress of his parents, he showed no interest in getting a job.phrasesa state of distress The women was in a state of distress.a cause/source of distress It is a source of distress to some parents that their children don’t feel able to talk to them. | I hate being the cause of their distress.a damsel in distress especially humorous (=a young woman who needs help) He stopped to help a damsel in distress.2. a situation when a ship or aircraft is in danger and needs helpdistress + nounsa distress call/signal The ship sent out a distress signal because it was sinking.a distress flare Captain Richards spotted their distress flares.prepositionsin distress We stopped to help another boat in distress.
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