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词汇精选:distress的用法和辨析

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一、详细释义:

词汇精选:distress的用法和辨析

n.

忧虑,悲伤,痛苦 [U]


例句:

Famine caused widespread distress.

饥荒引起了普遍的忧虑。


例句:

Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.

嫉妒会带来忧虑和痛苦。


贫困,窘迫,困苦 [U]


例句:

Distress everywhere inclines the labourer to listen with eagerness to agitators.

遍地的贫困会使工人如饥似渴地倾听煽动者讲话。


例句:

The widow was in distress.

那个寡妇十分贫困。


(船、飞机等)遇难,遇险 [U]


例句:

The life boat went out to a ship in distress.

救生船去救一艘遇难船只。


例句:

What are the coordinates of the ship in distress ?

遇难船只的正确位置在哪里?


v.

使忧虑,使悲伤,使苦恼 [T]


例句:

The idea of Toni being in danger distresses him enormously.

想到托尼正处于危险中,他心急如焚。


例句:

I did not want to frighten or distress the horse.

我并不想吓到马或惹怒它。


二、词义辨析:


agony,anguish,torment,torture,grief,misery,distress,sorrow

这些名词均有“苦恼、痛苦”之意。agony侧重指精神或身体痛苦的剧烈程度。anguish指精神方面令人难以忍受的极度痛苦;用于身体时,多指局部或暂时的痛苦。torment强调烦恼或痛苦的长期性。torture语气比toment强,指在精神或肉体上受到的折磨所产生的痛苦。grief指由某种特殊处境或原因造成的强烈的感情上的苦恼与悲痛。misery着重痛苦的可悲状态,多含不幸、可怜或悲哀的意味。distress多指因思想上的压力紧张、恐惧、忧虑等所引起的精神上的痛苦,也可指某种灾难带来的痛苦。sorrow语气比grief弱,指因不幸、损失或失望等所产生的悲伤。


三、相关短语:


distress call

n.遇险信号,求救呼号


distress signal

遇难信号,呼救信号


fetal distress

胎儿宫内窒息,胎儿窘迫


respiratory distress syndrome

呼吸困难综合征


四、参考例句:


Famine caused widespread distress.

饥荒引起了普遍的忧虑。


They fired three distress signals.

他们发射了3次求救信号。


Two in distress makes sorrow less.

同病相怜,同忧相救。


Jealousy causes distress and painful emotions.

嫉妒会带来忧虑和痛苦。


Intentionally frayed or distressed jeans distress him.

故意磨损或颜色黯淡的牛仔裤会让他很苦恼。


The constable received a distress call.

治安官接到了一个求救电话。


This can lead to significant distress, but have no fear!

这可能导致巨大的压力,但是不要害怕!


The fund is for relieving distress among the flood victims.

这笔款项是用于解救洪水灾民的困苦的。


The crew did not send out any distress signals.

机组人员没有发出任何求救信号。


Her death was a great distress to all the family.

她去世后全家人极为悲痛。