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distress

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n. 危难，不幸；贫困；悲痛
vt. 使悲痛；使贫困

英英释意

1. psychological suffering;: "the death of his wife caused him great distress"

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

3. extreme physical pain;: "the patient appeared to be in distress"

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