distressing

英 [dɪˈstresɪŋ]

美 [dɪˈstresɪŋ]

adj.  使人痛苦的; 令人苦恼的
v.  使忧虑; 使悲伤; 使苦恼
distress的现在分词

BNC.9584 / COCA.13936

牛津词典

adj.

• 使人痛苦的；令人苦恼的
  making you feel extremely upset, especially because of sb's suffering

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 使人痛苦的;令人苦恼的;使人忧虑的
  If something isdistressing, it upsets you or worries you.
  1. It is very distressing to see your baby attached to tubes and monitors...
     看见自己宝宝身上连着各种管子和监视器，心里会非常痛苦。
  2. Tranquillizers help alleviate the distressing symptoms of anxiety.
     镇静剂有助于缓解焦虑所带来的不安症状。

英英释义

adj

• bad
  1. my finances were in a deplorable state
  2. a lamentable decision
  3. her clothes were in sad shape
  4. a sorry state of affairs
  Synonym:deplorablelamentablepitifulsadsorry
• causing distress or worry or anxiety
  1. distressing (or disturbing) news
  2. lived in heroic if something distressful isolation
  3. a disturbing amount of crime
  4. a revelation that was most perturbing
  5. a new and troubling thought
  6. in a particularly worrisome predicament
  7. a worrying situation
  8. a worrying time
  Synonym:distressfuldisturbingperturbingtroublingworrisomeworrying

双语例句

• Have you come because you need my help to save a certain distressing damsel?
  你来是由于需要我的帮助，去拯救一位非比寻常悲伤的少女？
• The distressing news made her cry.
  听到那消息，她不禁黯然泪下。
• The more you wash'em, the more fraying and distressing you will see.
  你越洗'时间，就越磨损和困扰你会看到。
• A distressing situation that cannot be dealt with in any other way may result in blind rage.
  以任何其他方式都无法处理的痛苦的情况可能会导致盲目的愤怒。
• The existentialist thinks it very distressing that God does not exist.
  存在主义者认为这是非常苦恼的，即上帝不存在。
• It meant a great deal to him to have someone extend comfort and care at such a distressing time.
  在这样一个痛苦时刻有人给予他安慰和照顾，这对他很有意义。
• They had an extremely distressing experience.
  他们有过叫人极其痛苦的经历。
• He had found her tears very distressing.
  他发现她的泪水煞是令人苦恼。
• To pay her would soon become a distressing thing.
  要他给钱很快就会成为一件难受的事情了。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. He is a wasteful man.
  这样浪费粮食令人痛心。他是个爱挥霍浪费的人。