deeply distress
collocation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。
使痛苦；使忧虑；使悲伤
distressing — present participle of distress
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使痛苦；使忧虑；使悲伤
To cause someone worry, unhappiness, or pain.
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。
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.
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现在分词
distressed
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过去式
distressed
Past participle
过去分词
He often distresses his friends with his complaints.
他经常用抱怨使他的朋友们苦恼。
The news distressed her deeply.
那个消息使她深感悲痛。
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。
He was distressed by the news of his friend's accident.
他被朋友出事的消息所苦恼。
Please don't distress yourself over such a small mistake.
请不要为这么一个小错误而苦恼。
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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。
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。
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联想：distress 拼写里藏着 stress（压力），有压力就会让人痛苦焦虑。
语域：mixed 常见场景：formal writing and news reports (emotional sense)、legal contexts: seizure of property to settle a debt、antique restoration and denim finishing (deliberate aging) distress 作动词有三个义项，语域差异明显：表示“使忧虑/痛苦”时通常偏书面和正式，也可用于较正式口语；法律义“扣押财物”为专业术语；而“做旧处理”多用于家具、衣物等行业。使用时需根据语境判断，不宜混用。
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