distress

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++dis·tress1 /dɪˈstres/ ●●○ noun [uncountable]  1  EXTREME WORRYUPSETa feeling of extreme unhappiness 忧虑，苦恼，悲伤 Luke’s behaviour caused his parents great distress. 卢克的行为使他的父母深感忧虑。in distress The girl was crying and clearly in distress. 那女孩哭着，显然很悲伤。2  LACK OF MONEY/FOODPOORsuffering and problems caused by a lack of money, food etc 贫困，困苦 acute financial distress 严重的财务困难in distress charities that aid families in distress 救助贫困家庭的慈善机构3. PAIN formal great physical pain 〔肉体的〕剧痛4  a situation when a ship, aircraft etc is in danger and needs help 〔船、飞机等的〕遇难，遇险 We picked up a distress signal 6 km away. 我们收到六公里外发出的遇难信号。in distress The ship is in distress. 船遇险了。

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distress• Symptoms of panic attacks can include chest pain and abdominal distress.• It is imperative that these claims are dealt with discreetly to avoid any distress to the deceased's relatives.• The Home Office tried to ban the interview on the grounds it might cause distress to relatives of Nilsen's victims.• Breaking of a habit, or the disruption of a routine, can cause the horse considerable distress.• Children suffer emotional distress when their parents divorce.• The long railway journey added to his distress.• Edwards's uncle Joseph Hawley in distress searched his soul until the devil sent a despairing thought.• The sun became relentlessly hot, adding dehydration to my distress.• Social distress - a restricted, inadequate or disturbed individual whose social performance is in some way leading to personal difficulties.• They had the effect of diminishing the force of the decree, to the distress of non-Catholic observers.in distress• The girl was crying and clearly in distress.• The Family Shelter meets the needs of families in distress.distress signal• Even if the means could be found, there were reasons why they might never attempt to beam a distress signal into space.• On a given distress signal from him, or from anyone close to him, I was to post them off.• Failing all this, raising and lowering your outstretched arms at your side is an accepted international distress signal.• They act like linguistic distress signals.distress2 ●○○ verb [transitive]  UPSETto make someone feel very upset 使伤心，使不安，使忧虑 The dream had distressed her greatly. 这场梦使她深感不安。→ See Verb table

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distress• The number of young men who called asking for Marie distressed her mother.• It distressed him to see Susie cry.• The prospect of a painful death distresses most people.From Longman Business Dictionarydistressdis‧tress /dɪˈstres/ noun [uncountable] LAW when someone’s goods are taken with the permission of a court of law so that they can be sold to pay unpaid rent, bills etcThe corporation had a power of absolute and immediate distress in the event of non-payment of dues.Origin distress1 (1200-1300) Old French destresse, from Latin districtus, past participle of distringere “to pull apart, prevent from acting or leaving”

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dis‧tress¹ /dɪˈstres/ noun [uncountable]1. a feeling of extreme unhappiness:
    Luke’s behaviour caused his parents great distress.
    in distress
    The girl was crying and clearly in distress.
2. suffering and problems caused by a lack of money, food etc:
    acute financial distress
    in distress
    charities that aid families in distress
3. formal great physical pain
4. a situation when a ship, aircraft etc is in danger and needs help:
    We picked up a distress signal 6 km away.
    in distress
    The ship is in distress.

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distress² verb [transitive]
to make someone feel very upset:
    The dream had distressed her greatly.