distressful

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distressful 是一个形容词,描述令人极度痛苦、焦虑或苦恼的状态或情况,强调情感上的沉重负担。

用法要点

句型搭配

常用于描述名词,如情况、事件或经历,表示这些事物带来痛苦或焦虑。通常作定语或表语,强调客观描述而非主观感受。

• a distressful situation
• the distressful news
• find it distressful

介词用法

可与介词搭配,如 'in' 表示处于痛苦状态,'for' 表示对某人造成痛苦。注意介词选择影响语义,避免误用。

• in distressful circumstances
• distressful for the family
• distressful to witness

语域说明

多用于正式或书面语境,如学术、新闻或商务报告,描述严重困境。日常口语中较少使用,可能用 'stressful' 或 'upsetting' 替代。

• distressful economic conditions
• a distressful legal battle
• distressful workplace environment

基础例句

The loss of her pet was a distressful experience for the whole family.

失去宠物对全家来说都是一次痛苦的经历。

He found the constant noise in the city distressful and decided to move.

他觉得城市里持续的噪音令人苦恼,于是决定搬家。

It's distressful to see so many people struggling with basic needs.

看到这么多人连基本需求都难以满足,真是令人心痛。

The distressful news about the accident spread quickly through the community.

关于事故的令人痛苦的消息在社区里迅速传开了。

高级例句

The study highlights the distressful effects of long-term unemployment on mental health.

这项研究强调了长期失业对心理健康造成的痛苦影响。

In the business report, the distressful financial projections led to urgent strategy revisions.

在商业报告中,令人苦恼的财务预测导致了紧急的战略调整。

The legal team described the case as distressful due to its complex ethical implications.

法律团队将此案描述为令人痛苦的,因为它涉及复杂的伦理问题。

Researchers noted the distressful conditions in the region, calling for humanitarian aid.

研究人员指出了该地区苦难重重的状况,呼吁提供人道主义援助。

高频搭配

verb

cause distressfulexperience distressfulfind distressfuldescribe as distressfulmake distressful

adjective

highly distressfulextremely distressfulparticularly distressfulemotionally distressfulphysically distressful

noun

distressful situationdistressful eventdistressful experiencedistressful conditiondistressful memorydistressful period

adverb

distressfullyincreasingly distressfulunexpectedly distressful

preposition

distressful for someonedistressful in naturedistressful to the point

phrase

a distressful state of affairsunder distressful circumstancesthe distressful impact of

常见错误

❌ 错误:I feel distressful about the exam.
✓ 正确:The exam is distressful for me.

错误在于将 'distressful' 用于描述主观感受;正确用法是描述客观事物或情况令人痛苦,所以应说考试本身是 distressful。

❌ 错误:She distressful cried after hearing the news.
✓ 正确:She cried distressfully after hearing the news.

错误在于误用形容词形式修饰动词;正确用法是用副词 'distressfully' 来修饰哭泣的方式,表示痛苦地哭泣。

近义词辨析

stressful

'stressful' 更侧重于压力或紧张感,常与工作或任务相关,程度可能较轻;而 'distressful' 强调更深的情感痛苦或苦难,常用于严重困境。

A stressful job vs. A distressful tragedy

painful

'painful' 可指身体或情感上的疼痛,适用范围更广;'distressful' 特指情感上的苦恼或焦虑,更正式,多用于描述情况而非直接感受。

A painful injury vs. A distressful situation