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distressed

英 [dɪ'strest] 美[dɪ'strɛst]
  • adj. 痛苦的;忧虑的;贫困的;受损的
  • v. 使痛苦;使紧张;使困苦(distress的过去分词)

英英释意


1. facing or experiencing financial trouble or difficulty;
"the troubled car industry"
"distressed companies need loans and technical advice"
"financially hard-pressed Mexican hotels are lowering their prices"
"we were hard put to meet the mortgage paymentng"
"it was apparent that the magazine was in trouble"
"found themselves in a bad way financially"
2. generalized feeling of distress
3. suffering severe physical strain or distress;
"he dropped out of the race, clearly distressed and having difficulty breathing"
"the victim was in a bad way and needed immediate attention"
4. afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief;
"too upset to say anything"
"spent many disquieted moments"
"distressed about her son's leaving home"
"lapsed into disturbed sleep"
"worried parents"
"a worried frown"
"one last worried check of the sleeping children"