distressing

英 [dɪ'stresɪŋ] 美 [dɪ'stresɪŋ]

• adj. 使人痛苦的；令人烦恼的
• 动词词distress的现在分词形式.

英英释义

Adjective:

1. causing distress or worry or anxiety;

   "distressing (or disturbing) news"
   "lived in heroic if something distressful isolation"
   "a disturbing amount of crime"
   "a revelation that was most perturbing"
   "a new and troubling thought"
   "in a particularly worrisome predicament"
   "a worrying situation"
   "a worrying time"
   

2. bad; unfortunate;

   "my finances were in a deplorable state"
   "a lamentable decision"
   "her clothes were in sad shape"
   "a sorry state of affairs"
   

例句

用作形容词 (adj.)

1. A suffering animal is a distressing sight.
   看到动物受痛苦是很难受的。
2. He feared to touch on distressing memories.
   他害怕触及到令人伤心的往事。
3. But it was the cold that was the most distressing.
   但是最难熬的是冷。
4. It was a distressing time for their elders.
   做父母的人感到这是个令人苦恼的时期。
5. These techniques have a distressing lack of unifying principles among them.
   令人苦恼的是这些技术之间缺乏统一的原则。

词汇搭配

• distress 不幸

近反义词

【近义词】

• painful 痛苦的
• fearful 担心的
• pathetic 可怜的
• frightful 可怕的
• depressing 令人沮丧的
• afflictive 给人痛苦的
• sore 疼痛的
• uncomfortable 不舒服的
• trying 难受的
• alarming 惊人的
• burdensome 负担的
• violent 猛烈的
• worrying 令人担心的
• sad 悲哀的
• upsetting 令人心烦意乱的...
• difficult 困难的
• stressful 紧张的
• disturbing 烦扰的
• deplorable 应受谴责的
• sorry 对不起的
• pitiful 慈悲的
• distressful 使人苦恼的
• worrisome 令人忧虑的
• perturbing 动词perturb的现在...
• troubling 令人不安的
• lamentable 可悲的