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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   distress

   • IPA[dəˈstres]

   美式

   • n.
     extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain；the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty and needing help
   • v.
     cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain；give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear

   • verb: distress, 3rd person present: distresses, gerund or present participle: distressing, past tense: distressed, past participle: distressed

   • noun: distress

2. • 釋義

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain to his distress he saw that she was trembling 同義詞 anguish, suffering, pain, agony, ache, ... 更多affliction, torment, torture, discomfort, heartache, heartbreak, misery, wretchedness, sorrow, grief, woe, sadness, unhappiness, desolation, despair, trouble, worry, anxiety, perturbation, uneasiness, disquiet, angst反義詞 happiness, comfort
   • ▪ the state of a ship or aircraft when in danger or difficulty and needing help vessels in distress on or near the coast 同義詞 danger, peril, difficulty, trouble, jeopardy, ... 更多risk, hazard, endangerment, imperilment, insecurity, instability, precariousness反義詞 safety
   • ▪ suffering caused by lack of money or the basic necessities of life the poor were helped in their distress 同義詞 hardship, adversity, tribulation, misfortune, ill/bad luck, ... 更多trouble, calamity, poverty, deprivation, privation, destitution, indigence, impoverishment, penury, need, want, lack, beggary, dire straits反義詞 prosperity, comfort
   • ▪ a state of physical strain, exhaustion, or, in particular, breathing difficulty they said the baby was in distress
   • 2. another term for distraint

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. cause (someone) anxiety, sorrow, or pain I didn't mean to distress you he was distressed to find that Anna would not talk to him 同義詞 cause anguish to, cause suffering to, pain, upset, make miserable, ... 更多make wretched, grieve, sadden, trouble, worry, bother, arouse anxiety in, perturb, disturb, disquiet, agitate, vex, harrow, torment, torture, afflict, rack, curse, oppress, plague, dog, informalcut up反義詞 calm, soothe, please
   • 2. give (furniture, leather, or clothing) simulated marks of age and wear the manner in which leather jackets are industrially distressed 同義詞 age, season, condition, mellow, weather, ... 更多simulate age in, damage, spoil, dent, scratch, chip, batter反義詞 restore