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distress | BrE dɪˈstrɛs, AmE dəˈstrɛs | A. noun uncountable ① (mental anguish) 痛苦 tòngkǔ ; (physical pain) 疼痛 téngtòng ▸ to be in distress; (mentally) 感到痛苦 (physically) 感到疼痛 ▸ distress at or over sth; 为某事物痛苦 ▸ to cause distress to sb; 给某人带来痛苦 ▸ to sb's distress; 让某人痛苦的是 ② (poverty) 贫困 pínkùn ▸ to live in distress; 生活贫困 ③ (danger) 危难 wēinàn ▸ a ship in distress 遇险的船 ▸ she was a damsel in distress 她是位落难女子 ④ Medicine 不适 bùshì ▸ to be in distress; 感到难受 B. transitive verb ① (worry) 使苦恼 shǐ kǔnǎo ; (upset) 使痛苦 shǐ tòngkǔ ▸ to distress oneself; 犯愁 ② (artificially age) 把…做旧 bǎ… zuòjiù ‹furniture, leather› |