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。
Oxford 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
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。
Oxford 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
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。
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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。
Word OriginMiddle 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