Word · Frequency #12164
distraught
烦恼的；心烦意乱的；发狂的
deeply agitated or upset, especially from emotion
- 1.
Deeply hurt, saddened, or worried; incapacitated by distress.
深受伤害、悲伤或担忧的；因痛苦而无法自持的。
- 2.
Mad; insane.
疯狂的；精神错乱的。
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。；烦恼的；心烦意乱的；发狂的
In use
He was distraught after missing the deadline for his job application.
She became distraught when she realized she had left her passport on the train.
They were distraught with worry until they found their cat hiding under the bed.
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。
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 distraught to do sth
too...to... 结构表示“过于……而不能……”。
Connections
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
- 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。
Learner notes
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。
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。
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/.
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。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.