distress
英 [d?'stres]
美[d?'str?s]
- n. 危難，不幸；貧困；悲痛
- vt. 使悲痛；使貧困
英英釋意
- 1. psychological suffering;
- "the death of his wife caused him great distress"
- 2. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need);
- "a ship in distress"
- "she was the classic maiden in distress"
- 3. extreme physical pain;
- "the patient appeared to be in distress"
- 4. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim;
- "Originally distress was a landloard's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien"
雙語例句
- 1. He keeps coming to the aid of this damsel in distress.
- 他不斷出手相助這位落難女子。
來自柯林斯例句
- 2. Adolescent suicide is rarely an impulsive reaction to immediate distress.
- 青少年自殺很少是由于突然發(fā)生不幸而作出的沖動(dòng)反應(yīng)。
來自柯林斯例句
- 3. The crew did not send out any distress signals.
- 機(jī)組人員沒有發(fā)出任何求救信號。
來自柯林斯例句
- 4. Cecil now began to panic and fired off two distress rockets.
- 塞西爾此時(shí)開始慌張起來，連忙發(fā)射了兩枚遇險(xiǎn)信號火箭。
來自柯林斯例句
- 5. He expressed concern that the ship might be in distress.
- 他擔(dān)心船可能會(huì)遇險(xiǎn)。
來自柯林斯例句