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？
• As cat owners, there's nothing more distressing than finding out that your feline friend is sick.
  由于猫的业主，没有什么更令人痛心的发现，比你的猫的朋友生病。
• Overall, he says, the experience was embarrassing, entertaining, distressing and even, occasionally, amusing.
  汤普森表示，总的来说，这次的经历让人觉得尴尬、有趣、苦恼，偶尔还觉得很有娱乐性。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this.
  这样浪费粮食令人痛心。
• I have been bullied by an employee some years ago and it is really very distressing.
  我在多年前被一位同事欺负过那真的很痛苦。
• 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。
• For many people who self-harm, it is an attempt to cope with difficult and distressing problems in life.
  对很多人来说谁自残，这是一个尝试，以应付困难和痛心，生活困难的。
• Even more distressing are cases where farm labourers find innovative solutions, but these are then disregarded.
  更令人沮丧的是农业劳动者发现了创新的解决方案却又把它们抛弃了。
• You may find today's atmosphere distressing in terms of your love life.
  你可能发现今天的星象可能给你的爱情生活带来一些困扰。
• The effects upon the minds and health of old people and of young children were particularly distressing and destructive.
  战争对老人和幼童在思想和健康方面的影响特别消极，令人痛苦。