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Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary

distressed [dɪ'strεst] [dɪs'trest]
  1. 1. adjective 多难的,忧虑的,焦虑的担心的,令人忧虑的,受难的,受苦
  2. 2. adjective 使变古老的
    distressed walnut
    古色古香的胡桃木
  3. 3. adjective 地区贫苦的,(地区失业严重的
  4. 4. adjective (扣押物)低价抛售的,贱卖

Collins English-English Dictionary

distressed [dɪ'strεst]
  1. 1. adj much troubled; upset; afflicted
  2. 2. adj in financial straits; poor
  3. 3. adj (of furniture, fabric, etc) having signs of ageing artificially applied
  4. 4. adj another word for depressed

Examples

The department has been distressed by financial obligations.
这个部门已经被金融债务拖累了。
I am distressed beyond expression.
我的痛苦无法言说。
The news of her child's illness distressed the mother.
孩子得病的消息让他母亲感到很痛苦。
Distressed companies need loans and technical advice.
困境中的公司需要贷款和技术建议。
无限哀愁
be extremely distressed
她成天愁眉不展,唉声叹气的。
She looked terribly distressed and was sighing all the time.
惊悉某人不幸逝世
be distressed to learn of the passing away of sb.
新买的衣服抽抽儿了,这让她很心疼。
She was distressed when her newly purchased clothes shrunk.

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