distress
US: /dɪˈstɹɛs/
UK: /dɪstɹˈɛs/
UK: /dɪstɹˈɛs/
English Vietnamese dictionary
distress /dis'tres/
- danh từ
- nỗi đau buồn, nỗi đau khổ, nỗi đau đớn
- cảnh khốn cùng, cảnh túng quẫn, cảnh gieo neo
- tai hoạ, cảnh hiểm nghèo, cảnh hiểm nguy
- a signal of distress: tín hiệu báo lâm nguy
- tình trạng kiệt sức, tình trạng mệt lả, tình trạng mệt đứt hơi
- (pháp lý) sự tịch biên
- ngoại động từ
- làm đau buồn, làm đau khổ, làm đau đớn
- làm lo âu, làm lo lắng
- bắt chịu gian nan, bắt chịu khốn khổ
- làm kiệt sức
Advanced English dictionary
noun, verb
+ noun [U]
1 a feeling of great worry or unhappiness; great suffering: The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress. + She was obviously in distress after the attack. + deep emotional distress
2 suffering and problems caused by not having enough money, food, etc: economic / financial distress + The charity aims to relieve poverty and distress caused by natural disasters.
3 a situation in which a ship, plane, etc. is in danger or difficulty and needs help: a distress signal (= a message asking for help) + It is a rule of the sea to help another boat in distress.
Idioms see DAMSEL
+ verb [VN] to make sb feel very worried or unhappy: It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her. + Don't distress yourself (= don't worry).
Thesaurus dictionary
n.
1 anguish, anxiety, affliction, angst, grief, misery, torment, ache, pain, suffering, agony, torture, woe, woefulness, wretchedness; unhappiness, sorrow, sadness, depression, heartache, desolation:
It is impossible to imagine the distress of a bereaved parent.
2 calamity, trouble, adversity, catastrophe, tragedy, misfortune, difficulty, hardship, straits, trial, disaster:
Has he no sympathy for the distresses that have beset his people?
v.
3 bother, disturb, perturb, upset, trouble, worry, harrow, harry, vex, harass, plague, oppress, grieve, torment, torture, afflict:
The thought of Miss Camberley as a hostage distressed us all.
Collocation dictionary
ADJ.
acute, considerable, deep, extreme, great, immense, severe | genuine, real | obvious | unnecessary | emotional, mental, personal, physical, psychological
the physical distress of thirst and hunger the personal distress associated with unemployment
| economic, financial, social
The causes of social distress include inadequate housing.
VERB + DISTRESS
cause (sb) | feel, suffer
the distress that she felt when her parents argued The animals suffer great pain and distress when hunted.
| show (signs of)
She seemed calm and showed no signs of distress.
| conceal
He tried to conceal his distress, but the tremor in his voice was unmistakable.
| avoid | alleviate, ease, relieve
DISTRESS + NOUN
call, signal
The sinking ship sent out a distress call.
PREP.
in ~
The child was clearly in distress. a ship in distress
| to sb's ~
He dropped out of college, to his family's distress.
| ~ at
her obvious distress at hearing such bad news
| ~ over
The president issued a statement expressing her distress over the affair.
PHRASES
a damsel in distress
medieval ballads about a knight saving a damsel in distress
| a source of distress
Grief over ageing is a source of distress to men and women.
Concise English dictionary
distresses|distressed|distressingdɪ'stres
noun
+psychological suffering
+a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need)
+extreme physical pain
+the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim
verb
+cause mental pain to
