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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4287 COCA: 5194

distress

noun
 
/dɪˈstres/
/dɪˈstres/
[uncountable]Idioms
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  1.  
    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。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • acute
    • considerable
    • deep
    • …
    verb + distress
    • cause (somebody)
    • experience
    • feel
    • …
    distress + noun
    • call
    • signal
    preposition
    • in distress
    • to somebody’s distress
    • distress at
    • …
    phrases
    • a damsel in distress
    • a source of distress
    See full entry
  2.  
    severe problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc.贫困；窘迫；困苦 synonym hardship
    • 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。
    Topics Social issuesc1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • acute
    • considerable
    • deep
    • …
    verb + distress
    • cause (somebody)
    • experience
    • feel
    • …
    distress + noun
    • call
    • signal
    preposition
    • in distress
    • to somebody’s distress
    • distress at
    • …
    phrases
    • a damsel in distress
    • a source of distress
    See full entry
  3. 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。
    Topics Dangerc1, Transport by waterc1, Transport by airc1
  4. (medical医学) a state of physical pain and effort, especially difficulty in breathing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。
    5. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’.
Idioms
a damsel in distress
  1. (humorous) a woman who needs help落难女子；需要帮助的女子

distress

verb
 
/dɪˈstres/
/dɪˈstres/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they distress
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/dɪˈstres/
he / she / it distresses
/dɪˈstresɪz/
/dɪˈstresɪz/
past simple distressed
/dɪˈstrest/
/dɪˈstrest/
past participle distressed
/dɪˈstrest/
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-ing form distressing
/dɪˈstresɪŋ/
/dɪˈstresɪŋ/
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  1. to make somebody feel very worried or unhappy使忧虑；使悲伤；使苦恼
    • distress somebody It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.这封信显然使她极为悲伤。
    • distress yourself Don't distress yourself (= don't worry).你别犯愁了。
    Topics Feelingsc1
    Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French destresce (noun), destrecier (verb), based on Latin distringere ‘stretch apart’.
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4287 COCA: 5194
distress

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + DISTRESS | DISTRESS + NOUN | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤acute, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense, severe, significant極端的痛苦；深深的憂傷；巨大的創痛；苦楚滿腹；苦不堪言▸➤genuine, real真正的痛苦➤obvious明顯的悲傷▸➤unnecessary (especially BrE) 不必要的憂傷➤general一般的痛苦▸➤emotional, mental, moral, personal, physical, psychological感情上的痛苦；精神痛苦；個人的憂傷；皮肉之苦；心理上的痛苦◇the physical distress of hunger飢餓之苦◇the personal distress associated with unemployment失業引致的個人愁苦➤economic, financial, social經濟困境；財政困難；社會困境◇The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.造成社會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一對處於嚴重情感困境的不快樂的年輕夫婦VERB + DISTRESS➤cause (sb)造成（某人）痛苦▸➤experience, feel, suffer經歷痛苦；感到苦惱；遭受痛苦◇the distress that she felt when her parents argued她父母爭吵時她感到的苦惱◇The animals suffer great pain and distress when hunted.動物被獵捕時會遭受巨大的痛苦。➤show (signs of)表現出悲痛（跡象）◇She seemed calm and showed no signs of distress.她似乎很平靜，看不出任何悲痛的跡象。➤hide隱藏痛苦◇He tried to hide his distress, but the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.他盡力掩飾自己的悲痛，但是顫抖的聲音卻無疑表明了一切。➤express表達悲哀◇Hall expressed his distress at the court's failure to uphold his rights.霍爾對法庭沒能維護他的權利表達了悲哀。➤avoid避免痛苦➤alleviate, ease, reduce, relieve減輕／緩和／減少／消除痛苦➤see, sense看出／覺察到痛苦◇She saw the distress in Christy's eyes.她從克里斯蒂的眼中看到了痛苦。◇Sensing her distress, Luke walked over and patted her shoulder.盧克感到她在痛苦之中，於是走過去拍了拍她的肩膀。DISTRESS + NOUN➤call, signal遇險信號；求救信號◇The sinking ship sent out a distress call.下沉的船隻發出遇險信號。PREPOSITION➤in distress在危險中◇The child was clearly in distress.孩子顯然處於危險之中。◇a ship in distress遇險的船➤to sb's distress令某人苦惱的是◇He dropped out of college, to his family's distress.他退學了，這讓他的家人很苦惱。➤distress at因⋯而悲痛◇her obvious distress at hearing such bad news聽到這麼壞的消息時她臉上明顯的悲痛➤distress over因⋯的悲痛◇The president issued a statement expressing her distress over the affair.總統發表聲明表達她對這件事的悲痛。PHRASES➤a damsel in distress落難女子◇medieval ballads about a knight saving a damsel in distress關於騎士搭救落難女子的中世紀民謠➤a source of distress苦惱的來源◇Getting old is a source of distress to men as well as women.不管是男人還是女人，變老同樣都是造成其苦惱的一個原因。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4287 COCA: 5194
distress verb
⇨ hurt 1 distress

noun

distress ♦︎ pain ♦︎ suffering ♦︎ anguish ♦︎ torture ♦︎ agony ♦︎ hurt ♦︎ miseryThese are all words for a feeling of great unhappiness that you get when you are hurt emotionally by sth that happens or what sb does or says. 这些词均表示感情上的巨大伤痛。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达伤痛的程度
distress➔anguish➔torture
painmiseryagony
suffering
hurt
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆distress / pain / anguish / hurt / misery at sth◆in distress / pain / anguish / agony / misery◆great distress / pain / suffering / anguish / agony / hurt / misery◆real distress / pain / suffering / anguish / torture / hurt / misery◆sheer / absolute torture / agony / misery◆physical / emotional distress / pain / suffering / anguish / torture / agony / hurt◆mental distress / pain / suffering / anguish / torture / agony◆personal distress / pain / suffering / anguish / agony / hurt / misery◆to endure the distress / pain / suffering / torture / agony / misery◆to bear the pain / suffering / anguish / torture / misery◆to go through pain / suffering / anguish / torture / agony / misery◆to suffer distress / pain / anguish / torture / agony / hurt / misery◆to inflict pain / suffering / anguish / torture / agony / hurt / misery◆to cause (sb) distress / pain / suffering / anguish / agony / hurt / misery◆to spare sb the distress / pain / anguish / torture / agony / misery◆to ease sb's distress / pain / suffering / anguish / agony / misery■ distress [uncountable] a feeling of great unhappiness or worry caused by sth unpleasant that has happened to you or that you think might happen 忧虑；悲伤；痛苦◆He was obviously in distress after the attack.他受到攻击后显然很痛苦。◆The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.报上的文章给这名演员带来很大痛苦。  see also distress ⇨ hurt verb 1 , distressed ⇨ upset , distressing ⇨ painful 2 ■ pain [uncountable] a feeling of great unhappiness caused by sth unpleasant that has happened to you or that sb has done or said 痛苦；心灵受创◆The pain of separation remained intense.离别的痛苦依然很强烈。◆She had never meant to cause him any pain.她从不想伤害他的感情。ⓘ Pain can also be a physical feeling. * pain也可指身体上的疼痛。   see also pain ⇨ pain OPP pleasure ⇨ fun , pleasure ⇨ pleasure   see also pain ⇨ hurt verb 1 , painful ⇨ painful 2 ■ suffering [uncountable] a feeling of great unhappiness caused by sth unpleasant that has happened to you, sometimes involving being without a home, money, food or safety 痛苦；折磨；苦难◆The taunts of her schoolmates caused her intense mental suffering.校友们的辱骂给她带来极大的精神痛苦。◆This war has caused widespread human suffering.这场战争给许许多多的人带来了苦难。ⓘ Suffering can also be a physical feeling. * suffering也可指身体上的疼痛。   see also suffering ⇨ pain NOTE 辨析 Distress, pain or suffering?These are all words for a feeling of great unhappiness. Distress can also be a feeling of worry. 这些词都指痛苦的感受，其中distress还可指忧虑◆I was in such distress, wondering what had happened to them.不知道他们出了什么事，我陷入了深深的忧虑。◆I was in such pain/suffering, wondering what had happened to them. Both pain and suffering can also be physical and sometimes they can be both physcial and emotional at the same time. * pain和suffering都可指身体上的痛苦，有时还指身体和情感上同时受苦◆It was a life full of pain and suffering.那是一种充满痛苦与折磨的生活。 Pain is used especially when the hurt is more individual and the cause more personal, such as the death of a loved one or sth unkind that sb has said or done to you. Suffering is used especially when the hurt affects a large number of people and is caused by sth on a larger scale such as a war or natural disaster. * pain尤指个人的痛苦，或痛苦原因与私人生活有关，如亲人去世，或别人的言行不友善带来的伤害。suffering尤指受害人数众多或由影响范围大的事件（如战争或自然灾害）引发的痛苦。 ■ anguish ˈæŋgwɪʃ [uncountable] (rather formal) great suffering, especially emotional suffering （尤指精神上的）强烈痛苦，折磨◆Tears of anguish filled her eyes.她双眸噙满了伤心的泪水。◆He groaned in anguish.他痛苦地呻吟。   see also anguished ⇨ upset ■ torture ˈtɔːtʃə(r); NAmE ˈtɔːrtʃər [uncountable] (informal) extreme suffering, especially emotional suffering; sth that causes this （精神上的）极大痛苦，折磨；折磨人的事◆Falling in love with a man she could never have was exquisite torture.爱上一个永远得不到的男人是她极大的痛苦。◆The interview was sheer torture from start to finish.这次面试从头至尾都使人备受煎熬。ⓘ Torture is the only word in this group that cannot be used after 'in'. * torture是本组同义词中唯一不能用于介词in之后的词◆He cried out in torture. ■ agony ˈægəni [uncountable, countable] extreme emotional suffering; sth that causes this （精神上的）极大痛苦；带来痛苦的事◆It was agony not knowing where the children were.孩子们下落不明，真让人揪心。◆She waited in an agony of suspense.她提心吊胆地等待着。◆The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.战争最深重的苦难现在开始了。ⓘ Agony can also be physical pain. * agony也可指身体上的疼痛。   see also agony ⇨ pain ■ hurt [uncountable, singular] (rather informal) a feeling of unhappiness because sb has been unkind or unfair to you 心灵创伤；委屈◆There was hurt and real anger in her voice.从她的声音可以听出，她既难过又真的生气。◆It was a hurt that would take a long time to heal.那是需要很长时间才能愈合的心灵创伤。   see also hurt ⇨ hurt verb 1 , hurt ⇨ upset adj. , hurtful ⇨ mean adj. 1 ■ misery ˈmɪzəri [uncountable, countable] great suffering, especially emotional suffering, that lasts a long time; a very unpleasant experience or situation in which people suffer very much （长期的情感）痛苦；悲惨的遭遇（或境况）◆Fame brought her nothing but misery.名声给她带来的仅是痛苦而已。◆The bad news had plunged him into abject misery.那一坏消息使他陷入了极度的痛苦。◆ (BrE) My old boss used to make my life a misery.我以前的老板经常让我陷入水深火热之中。ⓘ In American English say make my life miserable. 在美式英语中要说make my life miserable。   see also miserable ⇨ negative , miserable ⇨ unhappy 1 NOTE 辨析 Anguish, torture, agony or misery?The main differences between these words are the degree of suffering and the level of formality. Agony suggests the most suffering. Torture also suggests extreme suffering, but it is used in informal spoken English in an exaggerated way: the situations that cause the torture may not in fact be very serious. Anguish is a rather formal word and is slightly less extreme than agony and torture. Misery may be less intense suffering but it may last a much longer time. 这四个词的主要区别在于所表示痛苦的程度和语言的正式程度不同。agony表示的痛苦程度最强；torture也表示极端痛苦，但会用于非正式口语以示夸张，造成痛苦的情况不一定真的很严重；anguish相当正式，其痛苦程度比agony和torture稍弱；misery所指的痛苦可能不太强烈，但持续的时间则可能长得多。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 4287 COCA: 5194
distress
Sadness and unhappiness: sadness, depression, grief...
Feelings of worry and nervousness: worry, concern, stress...
Pain and pains: ache, agony, anguish...
Vehicle accidents and breakdowns: accident, aquaplane, bang up...
Difficult situations and experiences: crisis, battle, nightmare...
To make someone feel sad or upset: upset, wound, disturb...
To make someone worried or nervous: worry, concern, tear apart...

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