be distraught about/over sth
介词也可用 at，表示“因某事而极度烦恼”。
She was distraught about losing her job.
她因丢了工作而心烦意乱。
烦恼的；心烦意乱的；发狂的
深受伤害、悲伤或担忧的；因痛苦而无法自持的。；疯狂的；精神错乱的。
deeply agitated or upset, especially from emotion
深受伤害、悲伤或担忧的；因痛苦而无法自持的。
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
疯狂的；精神错乱的。
Mad; insane.
He was distraught after missing the deadline for his job application.
错过工作申请截止日期后，他心烦意乱。
用法提示：distraught 作表语形容词，表示因错失重要事情而极度焦虑。
She became distraught when she realized she had left her passport on the train.
她发现把护照落在火车上时，变得心烦意乱。
用法提示：distraught 作表语形容词，描述事发后慌乱不安的状态。
They were distraught with worry until they found their cat hiding under the bed.
他们一直焦急万分，直到发现猫藏在床底下。
用法提示：distraught 与 with worry 连用，强调因担忧而心烦意乱。
介词也可用 at，表示“因某事而极度烦恼”。
She was distraught about losing her job.
她因丢了工作而心烦意乱。
with 后常接 grief、worry、anxiety 等表示情绪的抽象名词。
He was distraught with worry when his son didn't come home.
儿子没回家时，他担心得坐立不安。
too...to... 结构表示“过于……而不能……”。
She was too distraught to explain what had happened.
她心烦意乱得无法解释发生了什么。
leave 后接宾语和形容词，表示“使某人处于某种状态”。
The sudden tragedy left them distraught.
这突如其来的悲剧使他们悲痛欲绝。
通用词，语气较弱，侧重心情低落或烦恼；distraught 指极度烦乱，程度更深。
强调因恐惧或焦虑而失去镇静、手忙脚乱，比 distraught 更突出外在慌乱。
较正式，强调坐立不安、情绪激动；可指由焦虑或愤怒引起的躁动。
强调因压力或劳累而神经紧绷、情绪过度；带有精疲力尽的意味。
指情绪极度失控，表现为大哭或大笑，语气比 distraught 更强且常含贬义。
grammar · medium
易错句子She distraught when she heard the news.
正确表达She was distraught when she heard the news.
汉语形容词可直接作谓语，但英语中形容词必须与系动词连用；distraught 是形容词，前面需要加 was 构成系表结构。
grammar · medium
易错句子He was too distraught by his phone to notice me.
正确表达He was too distracted by his phone to notice me.
distraught 指因情绪极度烦恼、心烦意乱，而 distracted 指注意力被分散；此处想表达“分心”，应用 distracted。
grammar · medium
易错句子She was distraught with the exam results.
正确表达She was distraught about the exam results.
表示“对某事感到心烦意乱”时，distraught 常接 about/at/over，不接 with；with 通常后接引发情绪的缘由名词（如 grief、anger），不接具体事物。
针对“因情绪而极度烦躁不安”的义项；distraught指情绪失控，calm指内心平稳、不慌乱。
强调情绪受到控制、神态自若，与distraught的激动慌乱相反。
指遇事能集中注意力、不慌乱，与distraught的烦恼失控相对。
指内心平静安宁，常用于形容平和的状态，与distraught的强烈情绪波动相反。
指没有烦恼或忧虑，与distraught因情感问题而心烦意乱的状态相对。
distraught 指因情绪激动而心烦意乱、几乎失控；distressed 主要指悲伤或忧虑，不一定到发狂的程度。
distraught 强调情绪上的狂乱不安；distracted 强调注意力被分散，与情绪激动无关。
distraught 指内心极度烦恼忧伤以致失态；frantic 更偏向外在行为忙乱、狂乱，常由恐慌或紧急引起。
悲痛欲绝的母亲
The distraught mother searched desperately for her missing child.
那位悲痛欲绝的母亲拼命寻找她失踪的孩子。
悲伤得不知所措
He was distraught with grief after the sudden loss of his father.
父亲突然去世后，他悲伤得不知所措。
完全心烦意乱
She was utterly distraught when she heard the terrible news.
听到这个可怕的消息时，她完全心烦意乱。
因……而心烦意乱
The parents were distraught over their son's accident.
父母因儿子的事故而心烦意乱。
心烦意乱的神情
He wore a distraught look as he walked out of the interview.
他走出面试考场时，一脸心烦意乱。
distraught 的人常会哭泣，是典型的外在表现。
极度不安时容易引发恐慌情绪。
深重的悲伤常使人陷入心烦意乱。
情绪激动时常伴随身体颤抖。
危机事件往往让人感到心烦意乱。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.