distress sb
及物动词，宾语通常指人，表示使某人感到痛苦、忧虑或悲伤。
Her silence distressed him more than any words.
她的沉默比任何言语都更让他痛苦。
使痛苦；使忧虑；使悲伤
做旧；仿旧处理；扣押（财物）；使某人紧张或焦虑；扣押某人的财产以抵债；做旧处理(使新物品呈现古旧外观)
To cause someone worry, unhappiness, or pain.
使某人紧张或焦虑
To cause strain or anxiety to someone.
扣押某人的财产以抵债
To retain someone’s property against the payment of a debt; to distrain.
做旧处理(使新物品呈现古旧外观)
To treat a new object to give it an appearance of age.
一般现在时
He often distresses his friends with his complaints.
他经常用抱怨使他的朋友们苦恼。
一般过去时
The news distressed her deeply.
那个消息使她深感悲痛。
现在完成时
The situation has distressed everyone involved.
这种情况已经使所有相关者感到痛苦。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词均加-ed。
The loud noise distressed the baby, causing her to cry.
巨大的噪音使婴儿感到苦恼，导致她哭了起来。
用法提示：动词distress表示“使苦恼”，过去式distressed描述噪音对婴儿情绪的影响。
He was distressed by the news of his friend's accident.
他被朋友出事的消息所苦恼。
用法提示：被动语态was distressed表示某人因某事而感到苦恼。
Please don't distress yourself over such a small mistake.
请不要为这么一个小错误而苦恼。
用法提示：反身用法distress yourself强调使自己陷入苦恼状态。
及物动词，宾语通常指人，表示使某人感到痛苦、忧虑或悲伤。
Her silence distressed him more than any words.
她的沉默比任何言语都更让他痛苦。
常用被动结构，介词 by 或 at 后接引起痛苦或忧虑的原因。
He was deeply distressed by the news of the accident.
事故的消息让他深感痛苦。
用 it 作形式主语、that 从句作真正主语的句型，常用于书面和正式表达。
It distressed him that no one had told him the truth.
没有人告诉他真相，这让他很痛苦。
较口语，程度较轻，常指烦扰或使费心，不强调剧烈情绪。
侧重因具体事件使人突然感到难过或心烦，情绪波动较明显。
强调持续性的担心和焦虑，让人无法放松。
侧重打破平静或安宁，程度通常比 distress 轻，也常表示“打扰”。
语气强烈，多指因失去等引起深切悲痛，常见于书面语。
grammar · medium
易错句子The news really distress me.
正确表达The news really distresses me.
主语 The news 是第三人称单数，一般现在时动词要加 -es，所以用 distresses，不能用动词原形 distress。
grammar · medium
易错句子I felt very distress after hearing the result.
正确表达I felt very distressed after hearing the result.
feel 是连系动词，后面接形容词作表语，表示“感到……的”，要用形容词 distressed，不能用动词原形 distress。
grammar · medium
易错句子His words made me very distress.
正确表达His words made me very distressed.
make + 宾语 + 形容词 的句型中，宾语补足语要用形容词 distressed；汉语“使……”没有词形变化，学习者常误用动词原形 distress。
针对“使某人痛苦或忧虑”的义项；comfort 表示给予安慰，宾语通常是人，不用于“扣押财产/做旧”义项。
针对“使某人焦虑”的义项；reassure 侧重消除担忧，宾语通常是人，不用于“扣押财产/做旧”义项。
针对“使某人紧张”的义项；calm 强调使情绪平静下来，宾语可为人，不用于“扣押财产/做旧”义项。
distress 侧重令人痛苦、忧虑甚至悲伤，语气较重；stress 常用于日常压力或强调，不一定带有强烈情绪。
distress 在法律义项上指“扣押财产抵债”，与 distrain 同义；但 distrain 是专门的法律术语，distress 更常指精神上的痛苦。
depress 侧重使情绪低落、沮丧；distress 侧重使人忧虑、紧张或痛苦，两者在“使难过”上有重叠，但含义和常用搭配不同。
使深感痛苦；令非常忧虑
The tragic news deeply distressed the entire community.
这个悲惨的消息使整个社区深感痛苦。
因…而感到焦虑或难过
She was distressed by the delay in receiving the results.
她因迟迟未收到结果而感到焦虑。
扣押货物（抵债）
The creditor had the right to distress the debtor's goods for payment.
债权人有权扣押债务人的货物以抵偿债务。
将（新家具）做旧处理
They distressed the pine table with a chain to give it an antique look.
他们用链条把松木桌子做旧，使其呈现古旧外观。
dis-（表'分离'或'加强'）+ stress（压力）
基础词根
dis-（表'相反'）+ agree（同意）
危机事件常常引发人们的 distress（焦虑与紧张）。
紧急状况容易使人感到 distress，需要立即应对。
长期或严重的困境会带来持续的 distress。
创伤性经历往往造成深刻的 distress（痛苦与不安）。
失去亲人的悲痛情绪属于 distress 的一种常见表现。
落难女子；需要他人救助的少女
She plays the damsel in distress in the new action film.
她在这部新动作片中饰演一名落难女子。
处于危难中；遇险
The fishing boat was in distress off the coast.
那艘渔船在近海遇险。
求救信号
The pilot sent a distress signal before the emergency landing.
飞行员在紧急着陆前发出了求救信号。
我在患难中求告耶和华。
A famous line from Psalm 18:6 in the Bible. It is often used to express turning to God during times of suffering, and has entered English as a common way to describe crying out for help when in trouble. The word 'distress' appears here as a noun meaning extreme anxiety or sorrow.
这是《圣经·诗篇》18篇6节中的名句。常用来表达在痛苦时向上帝呼求，已成为英语中描述在困境中大声求救的常见表达。此处'distress'为名词，意为极度的焦虑或痛苦。
身陷困境的少女
A popular trope in fairy tales and films, referring to a young woman who needs to be rescued. It is used humorously in many modern stories to subvert expectations. The phrase contains the word 'distress' as a noun, meaning a state of danger or helplessness.
童话和电影中的常见套路，指需要被拯救的年轻女子。许多现代故事幽默地用它来反转预期。这个短语中'distress'为名词，意为危险或无助的状态。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY, WORDNET.