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

• 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。
• Not farewell distressing memories, but parted.
  不是告别令人痛心，而是别后的回忆。
• 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。
• 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。
• Zhang adds that even seeing the doctor is distressing to those suffering from social phobia.
  张明远补充说，对于患有社交障碍的人来说，甚至就连看医生都是件痛苦的事情。
• It is really too distressing. I am sure you must feel it so.
  这的确叫他太痛苦了，我想你也会有同感吧。
• He had found her tears very distressing.
  他发现她的泪水煞是令人苦恼。
• The more you wash'em, the more fraying and distressing you will see.
  你越洗'时间，就越磨损和困扰你会看到。
• I have been bullied by an employee some years ago and it is really very distressing.
  我在多年前被一位同事欺负过那真的很痛苦。
• 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。