distress

痛苦、悲伤、烦恼

She spoke about her divorce with obvious emotional distress.

她谈到离婚时，明显流露出情绪上的痛苦。

危难、险境

The fishing boat sent out a distress signal at dawn.

那艘渔船在黎明时发出了求救讯号。

不适、疼痛多用于医学

The patient showed signs of respiratory distress overnight.

病人在夜间出现呼吸困难的症状。

困境、窘迫指经济

Several small firms are in serious financial distress this year.

今年有几家小公司陷入严重的财务困境。

使痛苦、使烦恼

It distresses me to see him give up so easily.

看到他这么轻易就放弃，让我很难受。

做旧、仿旧处理

They distress the leather to make the bags look older.

他们把皮革做旧，让包看起来更有年代感。