distressKK [dɪˋstrɛs] /dɪˈstɹɛs/名詞1痛苦、悲傷、煩惱She spoke about her divorce with obvious emotional distress.她談到離婚時，明顯流露出情緒上的痛苦。2危難、險境The fishing boat sent out a distress signal at dawn.那艘漁船在黎明時發出了求救訊號。3不適、疼痛多用於醫學The patient showed signs of respiratory distress overnight.病人在夜間出現呼吸困難的症狀。4困境、窘迫指經濟Several small firms are in serious financial distress this year.今年有幾家小公司陷入嚴重的財務困境。動詞1使痛苦、使煩惱It distresses me to see him give up so easily.看到他這麼輕易就放棄，讓我很難受。顯示全部 6 個義項動詞2做舊、仿舊處理They distress the leather to make the bags look older.他們把皮革做舊，讓包看起來更有年代感。