distraught

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·traught /dɪˈstrɔːt $ -ˈstrɒːt/ adjective  UPSETso upset and worried that you cannot think clearly 忧心如焚的，心烦意乱的 Relatives are tonight comforting the distraught parents. 亲戚们今晚都在安慰这对忧心如焚的父母。► see thesaurus at sad

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distraught• His father, who lives in Basildon, is said to be distraught.• We were all distraught about the accident, but Mama was the most upset.• Totally distraught, Amy told her parents.• A lot of men are distraught at not being able to give birth and there's little to be done about that.• He could see that I was distraught, but he still kept asking me questions.• Her distraught family were given the bombshell news yesterday as the model lapsed in and out of horrific hallucinations.• A policewoman was trying to calm the boy's distraught mother.• The androids had pulled the shaking and distraught officer from the wreck of the room and taken him directly to their controller.• Benson was so distraught over the breakup of his marriage that he committed suicide.• The distraught parents of the missing baby have made a public appeal for her return.• Casey was totally distraught that they were throwing him out of school.• Mrs Drummond was distraught when she realised Isabelle's condition.Origin distraught (1300-1400) Latin distractus; → DISTRACT

dis·traught adjectiveChineseSyllable  

you upset so that worried clearly think and cannot Corpus

distraught
dis‧traught /dɪˈstrɔːt $ -ˈstrɒːt/ adjectiveso upset and worried that you cannot think clearly:
    Relatives are tonight comforting the distraught parents.

dis·traughtBrE /dɪˈstrɔːt/ 🔊NAmE /dɪˈstrɔːt/ 🔊 adjectiveextremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly 心烦意乱的；心急如焚的；发狂的