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distress noun
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⇨ hurt 1 distress noun distress ♦︎ pain ♦︎ suffering ♦︎ anguish ♦︎ torture ♦︎ agony ♦︎ hurt ♦︎ miseryThese are all words for a feeling of great unhappiness that you get when you are hurt emotionally by sth that happens or what sb does or says. 这些词均表示感情上的巨大伤痛。SYNONYM SCALE 词义标尺 下图显示这些词所表达伤痛的程度| distress | ➔ | anguish | ➔ | torture | | pain | | misery | | agony | | suffering | | | | | | hurt | | | | |
PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆distress / pain / anguish / hurt / misery at sth◆in distress / pain / anguish / agony / misery◆great distress / pain / suffering / anguish / agony / hurt / misery◆real distress / pain / suffering / anguish / torture / hurt / misery◆sheer / absolute torture / agony / misery◆physical / emotional distress / pain / suffering / anguish / torture / agony / hurt◆mental distress / pain / suffering / anguish / torture / agony◆personal distress / pain / suffering / anguish / agony / hurt / misery◆to endure the distress / pain / suffering / torture / agony / misery◆to bear the pain / suffering / anguish / torture / misery◆to go through pain / suffering / anguish / torture / agony / misery◆to suffer distress / pain / anguish / torture / agony / hurt / misery◆to inflict pain / suffering / anguish / torture / agony / hurt / misery◆to cause (sb) distress / pain / suffering / anguish / agony / hurt / misery◆to spare sb the distress / pain / anguish / torture / agony / misery◆to ease sb's distress / pain / suffering / anguish / agony / misery■ distress [uncountable] a feeling of great unhappiness or worry caused by sth unpleasant that has happened to you or that you think might happen 忧虑；悲伤；痛苦◆He was obviously in distress after the attack.他受到攻击后显然很痛苦。◆The newspaper article caused the actor considerable distress.报上的文章给这名演员带来很大痛苦。 see also distress ⇨ hurt verb 1 , distressed ⇨ upset , distressing ⇨ painful 2 ■ pain [uncountable] a feeling of great unhappiness caused by sth unpleasant that has happened to you or that sb has done or said 痛苦；心灵受创◆The pain of separation remained intense.离别的痛苦依然很强烈。◆She had never meant to cause him any pain.她从不想伤害他的感情。ⓘ Pain can also be a physical feeling. * pain也可指身体上的疼痛。 see also pain ⇨ pain OPP pleasure ⇨ fun , pleasure ⇨ pleasure see also pain ⇨ hurt verb 1 , painful ⇨ painful 2 ■ suffering [uncountable] a feeling of great unhappiness caused by sth unpleasant that has happened to you, sometimes involving being without a home, money, food or safety 痛苦；折磨；苦难◆The taunts of her schoolmates caused her intense mental suffering.校友们的辱骂给她带来极大的精神痛苦。◆This war has caused widespread human suffering.这场战争给许许多多的人带来了苦难。ⓘ Suffering can also be a physical feeling. * suffering也可指身体上的疼痛。 see also suffering ⇨ pain NOTE 辨析 Distress, pain or suffering?These are all words for a feeling of great unhappiness. Distress can also be a feeling of worry. 这些词都指痛苦的感受，其中distress还可指忧虑◆I was in such distress, wondering what had happened to them.不知道他们出了什么事，我陷入了深深的忧虑。◆I was in such pain/suffering, wondering what had happened to them. Both pain and suffering can also be physical and sometimes they can be both physcial and emotional at the same time. * pain和suffering都可指身体上的痛苦，有时还指身体和情感上同时受苦◆It was a life full of pain and suffering.那是一种充满痛苦与折磨的生活。 Pain is used especially when the hurt is more individual and the cause more personal, such as the death of a loved one or sth unkind that sb has said or done to you. Suffering is used especially when the hurt affects a large number of people and is caused by sth on a larger scale such as a war or natural disaster. * pain尤指个人的痛苦，或痛苦原因与私人生活有关，如亲人去世，或别人的言行不友善带来的伤害。suffering尤指受害人数众多或由影响范围大的事件（如战争或自然灾害）引发的痛苦。 ■ anguish / /ˈæŋgwɪʃ/ / [uncountable] (rather formal) great suffering, especially emotional suffering （尤指精神上的）强烈痛苦，折磨◆Tears of anguish filled her eyes.她双眸噙满了伤心的泪水。◆He groaned in anguish.他痛苦地呻吟。 see also anguished ⇨ upset ■ torture / /ˈtɔːtʃə(r); NAmE ˈtɔːrtʃər/ [uncountable] (informal) extreme suffering, especially emotional suffering; sth that causes this （精神上的）极大痛苦，折磨；折磨人的事◆Falling in love with a man she could never have was exquisite torture.爱上一个永远得不到的男人是她极大的痛苦。◆The interview was sheer torture from start to finish.这次面试从头至尾都使人备受煎熬。ⓘ Torture is the only word in this group that cannot be used after 'in'. * torture是本组同义词中唯一不能用于介词in之后的词◆He cried out in torture. ■ agony /ˈægəni/ / [uncountable, countable] extreme emotional suffering; sth that causes this （精神上的）极大痛苦；带来痛苦的事◆It was agony not knowing where the children were.孩子们下落不明，真让人揪心。◆She waited in an agony of suspense.她提心吊胆地等待着。◆The worst agonies of the war were now beginning.战争最深重的苦难现在开始了。ⓘ Agony can also be physical pain. * agony也可指身体上的疼痛。 see also agony ⇨ pain ■ hurt [uncountable, singular] (rather informal) a feeling of unhappiness because sb has been unkind or unfair to you 心灵创伤；委屈◆There was hurt and real anger in her voice.从她的声音可以听出，她既难过又真的生气。◆It was a hurt that would take a long time to heal.那是需要很长时间才能愈合的心灵创伤。 see also hurt ⇨ hurt verb 1 , hurt ⇨ upset adj. , hurtful ⇨ mean adj. 1 ■ misery / /ˈmɪzəri/ / [uncountable, countable] great suffering, especially emotional suffering, that lasts a long time; a very unpleasant experience or situation in which people suffer very much （长期的情感）痛苦；悲惨的遭遇（或境况）◆Fame brought her nothing but misery.名声给她带来的仅是痛苦而已。◆The bad news had plunged him into abject misery.那一坏消息使他陷入了极度的痛苦。◆ (BrE) My old boss used to make my life a misery.我以前的老板经常让我陷入水深火热之中。ⓘ In American English say make my life miserable. 在美式英语中要说make my life miserable。 see also miserable ⇨ negative , miserable ⇨ unhappy 1 NOTE 辨析 Anguish, torture, agony or misery?The main differences between these words are the degree of suffering and the level of formality. Agony suggests the most suffering. Torture also suggests extreme suffering, but it is used in informal spoken English in an exaggerated way: the situations that cause the torture may not in fact be very serious. Anguish is a rather formal word and is slightly less extreme than agony and torture. Misery may be less intense suffering but it may last a much longer time. 这四个词的主要区别在于所表示痛苦的程度和语言的正式程度不同。agony表示的痛苦程度最强；torture也表示极端痛苦，但会用于非正式口语以示夸张，造成痛苦的情况不一定真的很严重；anguish相当正式，其痛苦程度比agony和torture稍弱；misery所指的痛苦可能不太强烈，但持续的时间则可能长得多。 hurt1 verb hurt sb's feelings 伤感情your feet hurt 脚疼hurt ♦︎ upset ♦︎ wound ♦︎ distress ♦︎ break sb's heart ♦︎ sadden ♦︎ sting ♦︎ painThese words all mean to make sb feel unhappy or upset. 这些词均表示让人感到不快或烦恼。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆It hurt / upset / distressed / saddened / pained me to see / think / know...◆It breaks my heart to see / think / know...◆It hurt / upset / distressed / saddened / pained me that...◆to hurt / wound sb's feelings◆to upset / distress yourself◆to not want / not mean to hurt / upset / wound / distress sb◆to really hurt sb / upset sb / wound sb / distress sb / break sb's heart / sting sb / pain sb◆to hurt / upset / wound / distress / sting / pain sb deeply■ hurt (hurt, hurt) [transitive, intransitive] to make sb feel unhappy or disappointed because of sth unpleasant that sb has done 使伤心；使失望◆I didn't want to hurt his feelings.我并不想伤害他的感情。◆It hurt me to think that he would lie to me.一想到他竟然对我说谎，我就很伤心。◆What really hurt was that he never answered my letter.真正让我伤心的是他从来不给我回信。 see also hurt ⇨ distress noun , hurt ⇨ upset adj. , hurtful ⇨ mean adj. 1 ■ upset (upset, upset) [transitive] to make sb/yourself feel unhappy, worried or annoyed 使烦恼；使担忧；使生气◆This decision is likely to upset a lot of people.这项决定很可能会使许多人感到不快。◆Try not to let him upset you.尽可能别被他激怒。◆Don't upset yourself about it.别为那件事心烦了。◆It upset him that nobody had bothered to tell him about it.让他恼火的是竟然没有人跟他提起过那件事。 see also upset ⇨ upset adj. , upsetting ⇨ painful 2 NOTE 辨析 Hurt or upset? Hurt is used especially to talk about sb you like or thought you could trust doing sth to make you unhappy. Upset can be used in some of these cases, but it is not used with feelings or without an object. * hurt尤指被喜欢或信赖的人弄得不快，upset有时可用于这种情况，但upset不与feelings连用，且必须带宾语◆upset his feelings ◆What really upset was... Upset, but not hurt, can also be used to talk about an action or person that worries or annoys sb, especially when this causes them to express their worry or anger, for example by crying or shouting. Being upset can be sth that people partly do willingly: you can upset yourself or let sb upset you. * upset还可以指某种行为或某人令人担心或生气，尤其是当这种不安或不快逼得人哭出来或喊出来；hurt则不可以这样用。upset还可以表示有些自寻烦恼的意思，如可以说upset oneself或let sb upset you◆Don't hurt yourself about it. ◆Try not to let him hurt you. ■ wound / /wuːnd/ / [transitive, often passive] (literary) to hurt sb's feelings 伤（感情）；使（心灵）受伤◆She felt deeply wounded by his cruel remarks.他那些刻薄的话让她深感受伤。▸ wounded adjective ◆She didn't know how to soothe his wounded pride.她不知道怎样安抚他那受伤的自尊心。■ distress / /dɪˈstres/ / [transitive] (rather formal) to make sb feel very unhappy or worried 使悲伤；使忧虑；使苦恼◆It was clear that the letter had deeply distressed her.这封信显然使她极为悲伤。◆Don't distress yourself.你别犯愁了。ⓘ Distress is stronger and more formal than upset and does not have the additional meaning of 'annoy'. * distress比upset语气更强，也更正式，且不含有“使生气”的意思。 see also distress ⇨ distress , distressed ⇨ upset , distressing ⇨ painful 2 ■ break sb's ˈheart idiom (broke, broken)to make sb feel extremely unhappy, especially when they feel that they can never be happy again 使非常难过；使心碎◆She broke his heart when she called off the engagement.她取消婚约使他为之心碎。◆It breaks my heart to see you like this.看到你这个样子我很难过。■ sadden [transitive, often passive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to make sb sad 使悲伤；使伤心；使难过◆We were deeply saddened by the news of her death.听到她的死讯，我们深感悲痛。◆It saddened her that people could be so cruel.人竟能如此残忍，这让她痛心。■ sting (stung, stung) [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (written) to make sb feel angry or upset 激怒；使不快◆He was stung by their criticism.他们的批评使他很恼火。◆Their cruel remarks stung her into action.他们伤人的话激怒了她，使她采取了行动。■ pain [transitive] (not used in the progressive tenses 不用于进行时) (formal) to make sb feel unhappy or upset 使悲伤；使苦恼◆She was deeply pained by the accusation.这一指控使她极为痛苦。◆It pains me to see you like this.看到你这个样子我很难过。 see also pain ⇨ distress noun , painful ⇨ painful 2 ▸ pained adjective ◆She looked at him with a pained expression.她表情痛苦地看着他。 |