dis·tress

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【释义】：

n．❶ 痛苦，苦恼，悲伤．❷ 贫苦，穷困：relieve distress among the victims of natural calamities救济灾民．❸ 危难，不幸：a distress signal遇险信号．The lifeboat went out to a ship in distress．救生船出海拯救遇难的船只．

－vt．使苦恼，使悲痛，使贫苦：Don’t distress yourself．不要伤心．What are you looking so distressed about?为什么你显得这样伤心呢?We were much distressed to hear(or at hearing)the news of President Ho Chiminh’s death．听到胡志明主席逝世的消息，我们很悲痛．