Word · Frequency #12164
distraught
烦恼的；心烦意乱的；发狂的
核心释义
deeply agitated or upset, especially from emotion
- 1.
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.
- 2.
疯狂的；精神错乱的。
Mad; insane.
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。；烦恼的；心烦意乱的；发狂的
用法In use
He was distraught after missing the deadline for his job application.
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.
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.
用法提示：distraught 与 with worry 连用，强调因担忧而心烦意乱。
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。
be distraught with + emotion noun
with 后常接 grief、worry、anxiety 等表示情绪的抽象名词。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- distraught mother
- 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。
- distraught with grief
- 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。
- utterly distraught
- 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。
- distraught over
- 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。
- distraught look
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
记忆提示：把 distraught 想成 distress（悲痛）+ caught（被抓住）——被悲痛抓住，心烦意乱，几乎发狂。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：新闻报道、文学描写 distraught 多用于书面或较正式场合，表示因极度悲伤、焦虑或震惊而心烦意乱、几乎失控；口语中更常说 upset 或 frantic。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words share the -aught spelling. In standard English, distraught rhymes with caught, taught, and fraught (the final sound is /ɔːt/). Daughter and naughty have the same spelling pattern but are not perfect rhymes because of an extra syllable or final vowel. Laughter is a useful lookalike warning: despite the spelling, it is pronounced /ˈlɑːftər/, not /ˈlɔːtər/.
用法优先级Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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