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

• Not farewell distressing memories, but parted.
  不是告别令人痛心，而是别后的回忆。
• 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。
• A sensation of extreme giddiness keenly distressing to the mind or feelings.
  一阵极度晕眩的感觉精神或感情极为痛苦。
• The existentialist thinks it very distressing that God does not exist.
  存在主义者认为这是非常苦恼的，即上帝不存在。
• 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。
• They had an extremely distressing experience.
  他们有过叫人极其痛苦的经历。
• A confusing jumble of road signs; being hospitalized can be confusing and distressing for a small child.
  令人糊涂的混乱的路标；看病对于一个小孩子来说将是迷惑的和苦恼的。
• Bullying can indeed be distressing and frightening for those at the receiving end.
  受到欺凌的人会真实地感到痛苦和害怕。
• In spite of that, they are very inconvenient and can be quite distressing.
  尽管如此，他们都非常不便，而且可以相当令人不安。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this. He is a wasteful man.
  这样浪费粮食令人痛心。他是个爱挥霍浪费的人。