distress
英 /dɪˈstres/ 美 /dɪˈstres/
- 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
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。
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
辨析提示
distress比一般sadness强烈，也可指危难。
词族
distressed (adj.)、distressing (adj.)
近义 anguish、suffering
反义 comfort
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