英语释义

1. very upset
He was clearly in distress upon hearing the news.

2. in a very difficult situation in which one does not have enough money, food, etc.
She's chosen to devote her life to helping those in distress.

3. in a state of danger or desperate need
The ship was in distress.

片语

Be In Sore Distress患难之中

firms in financial distress出现财务危机的公司

in utero distress宫内窘迫

in sore distress悲痛万分

Choice in the Distress困厄中的抉择

the company in financial distress财务困境中公司

in great distress十分难过

Be In Deep Distress苦难深重

be in great distress很难过

英汉例句

• Programmes that depict families in distress are not necessarily representative of the general experience.

  描述处于不幸中的家庭的节目并不必然的代表普遍的经验。

• And his age has long been a concern (how many global companies in distress would bring in a new 72-year-old boss?)

  同时他的年龄也是一个老生常谈的问题(有多少处于压力中的跨国公司会接纳一个72岁高龄的新老板？)

• Indeed, Jonah was rescued by a whale when he was thrown overboard, and there have been tales of dolphins assisting swimmers in distress or shielding them from circling sharks.

  其实，约拿被丢出船外就是一头鲸鱼解救的，还有各种海豚援助遇险游泳者或在鲨鱼包围游泳者时保护他们的故事。

• While the schemes to help debtors in distress are harder to fault, many question the wisdom of coaxing first-time buyers into a falling market.

  很难说这个帮助窘迫负债者的计划是错误的，然而许多人质疑能不能準确判断进入低迷市场的首次购房者是真的还是假的。

• First, the individual being helped is in distress and unless it escapes on its own it will suffer severe physical harm.

  第一，得到帮助的个体动物遇到险情，如果它自己不逃走，将遭受严重的身体伤害。

• To be served in distress is to be caressed.

  在那种痛苦中，有人服侍，便是有人抚爱。

• As humans, we are horrified when we learn that a person in distress is not helped, even when, as in this case, many potential helpers are present.

  作为人类，当我们可以了解到，一个人在遇难过程中竟然得不到救助，甚至，于在场还有着许多人可以救助的情况下，我们都被吓坏了。