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.

详细释义

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"

双语例句

1. Some outraged readers said the story was extremely offensive and distressing.
一些感到义愤的读者说这篇报道极为令人反感，而且非常伤人。

来自柯林斯例句

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。

来自柯林斯例句

3. All who saw the distressing scene revolted against it.
所有看到这种悲惨景象的人都对此感到难过.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. It is distressing to see food being wasted like this.
这样浪费粮食令人痛心.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

5. The distressing scene revolted all who saw it.
令人悲痛的场面使所有目击者都感到不快.

来自《简明英汉词典》

    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。

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