及物动词
名词
1. 悲伤;痛苦;忧虑
Distress is a state of extreme sorrow, suffering, or pain.
2. 危难;危急;危险
Distress is the state of being in extreme danger and needing urgent help.
3. 使忧虑;使悲伤;使苦恼
If someone or something distresses you, they cause you to be upset or worried.
1. the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
e.g. Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien
Synonym: distraint
2. psychological suffering
e.g. the death of his wife caused him great distress
3. extreme physical pain
e.g. the patient appeared to be in distress
4. a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
e.g. a ship in distress
she was the classic maiden in distress