Monday, June 12, 2006

distress 不幸、危难

distress 1
  • noun [U]
1 a feeling of extreme worry and unhappiness:
?Children suffer emotional distress when their parents divorce.
2 when someone or something is in great danger or difficulty:
?in distress: charities that aid families in distress

Ships in Distress off a Rocky Coast



distress 2
  • verb [T]
to make someone feel extremely worried or upset:
?She had been badly distressed by his visit.
distressed adjective

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