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

• It` s very distressing for the staff and for the children.
  对于员工们和孩子们来说太痛苦了。
• He had found her tears very distressing.
  他发现她的泪水煞是令人苦恼。
• 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。
• The distressing news made her cry.
  听到那消息，她不禁黯然泪下。
• 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。
• Overall, he says, the experience was embarrassing, entertaining, distressing and even, occasionally, amusing.
  汤普森表示，总的来说，这次的经历让人觉得尴尬、有趣、苦恼，偶尔还觉得很有娱乐性。
• You may find today's atmosphere distressing in terms of your love life.
  你可能发现今天的星象可能给你的爱情生活带来一些困扰。
• It is distressing to see food being wasted like this.
  这样浪费粮食令人痛心。
• 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。
• Of all the survivors none was free from a distressing sequela.
  在所有这些幸存者中，没有人能免于痛苦所带来的后遗症。