Distress

(noun.) the seizure and holding of property as security for payment of a debt or satisfaction of a claim; 'Originally distress was a landlord's remedy against a tenant for unpaid rents or property damage but now the landlord is given a landlord's lien'.

(noun.) psychological suffering; 'the death of his wife caused him great distress'.

(noun.) extreme physical pain; 'the patient appeared to be in distress'.

(noun.) a state of adversity (danger or affliction or need); 'a ship in distress'; 'she was the classic maiden in distress'.

(verb.) cause mental pain to; 'The news of her child's illness distressed the mother'.

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• The aspect of piteous distress on his face, almost as imploring a merciful and kind judgment from his child, gave her a sudden sickening. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• In the distress that she caused me I forgot the years that had passed, and the change they had made in our position towards one another. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• I won't distress him! 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• I beg and pray you to be so kind as to tell me, said I, for I am in great distress to know. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Her idea was my refuge in disappointment and distress, and made some amends to me, even for the loss of my friend. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 大卫·科波菲尔.
• Such were the gentle murmurs of Mrs. Bennet, and they gave way only to the greater distress of Mr. Bingley's continued absence. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• The day waned into a gloomy evening, overcast and sad, and I still contended with the same distress. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 荒凉山庄.
• Don't be distressed,' said Eugene, very, very kindly. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• Sir Percival looked seriously embarrassed and distressed, Mr. Fairlie stretched out his lazy legs on his velvet footstool, and said, Dear Marian! 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• She seemed to be more soured and put out than distressed, by failing to find any traces of her daughter in these parts. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Elizabeth was distressed. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Its followers were mainly slaves, soldiers, and distressed people. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• A man in distressed circumstances has not time for all those elegant decorums which other people may observe. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• I am quite well; I am only distressed by some dreadful news which I have just received from Longbourn. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• Thou seest, Conrade, how this holy work distresses him. 沃尔特·司各特. 艾凡赫.
• My dear child, what distresses you? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 雾都孤儿.
• In the present season of scarcity, the high price of corn no doubt distresses the poor. 亚当·斯密. 国富论.
• He would then have suffered under the pecuniary distresses which, because they are removed, he now reckons as nothing. 简·奥斯汀. 理智与情感.
• It distresses me. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• Agriculture must have declined, and the population notably decreased through the plagues and distresses from which it had suffered. 赫伯特·乔治·威尔斯. 世界史纲.
• When foreign distresses came to be felt by us through the channels of commerce, we set ourselves to apply remedies. 玛丽·雪莱. 最后一个人.
• Some intense associations of a most distressing nature were vividly recalled, I think. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 双城记.
• I saw the word, and am curious to know how it could be so very entertaining to the one, and so very distressing to the other. 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• We said no more to each other about the distressing interview of the morning. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• From the point of view of the political hack, Judge Lindsey made a most distressing use of the red herring. 沃尔特·李普曼. 政治序论.
• This is a distressing predicament for these young people,' thought Mr. Pickwick, as he dressed himself next morning. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• Margaret could not bear the sight of the suspense, which was even more distressing to her father than to herself. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• I appeal to you not to take advantage of your position in this house to make my position in it distressing and disagreeable. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.

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