distress
noun /dɪˈstres/
/dɪˈstres/
[uncountable]Idioms - a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great mental pain
忧虑；悲伤；痛苦 - The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.
报上的文章给这位演员带来极大的痛苦。 - She sensed his deep emotional distress.
她感觉到了他深深的情感痛苦。 - in distress She was obviously in distress after the attack.
她受到攻击后显然很痛苦。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- considerable
- deep
- …
- cause (somebody)
- experience
- feel
- …
- call
- signal
- in distress
- to somebody’s distress
- distress at
- …
- a damsel in distress
- a source of distress
- The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.
- severe problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc.
贫困；窘迫；困苦 - economic/financial distress
经济拮据；财政困难 - The charity aims to relieve poverty and distress caused by natural disasters.
该慈善机构旨在减轻自然灾害造成的贫困和痛苦。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- acute
- considerable
- deep
- …
- cause (somebody)
- experience
- feel
- …
- call
- signal
- in distress
- to somebody’s distress
- distress at
- …
- a damsel in distress
- a source of distress
- economic/financial distress
- a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs help
（船、飞机等）遇难，遇险 - a distress signal (= a message asking for help)
求救信号 - in distress It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.
救助别的遇难船是海上的规则。
- a distress signal (= a message asking for help)
- (medical
医学 痛苦： 身体疼痛和努力的状态，尤其是呼吸困难- The patient was suffering serious respiratory distress.
病人患有严重的呼吸困难。 - in distress The baby was clearly in distress.
婴儿显然很痛苦。
- The patient was suffering serious respiratory distress.
词源Middle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’.
Idioms
a damsel in distress
- (humorous) a woman who needs help
落难女子；需要帮助的女子