A condition of pain, suffering, or distress. 苦恼,痛苦痛苦、受难或悲伤的状况
A suffering animal is a distressing sight. 看到动物受痛苦是很难受的。
How distressing! 多令人难受!
distressing
[ adj ]
causing distress or worry or anxiety
<adj.all> distressing (or disturbing) news lived in heroic if something distressful isolation a disturbing amount of crime a revelation that was most perturbing a new and troubling thought in a particularly worrisome predicament a worrying situation a worrying time
bad; unfortunate
<adj.all> my finances were in a deplorable state a lamentable decision her clothes were in sad shape a sorry state of affairs
Distressing \Dis*tress"ing\, adv. In a distressing manner.
Distress \Dis*tress"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Distressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Distressing}.] [Cf. OF. destrecier. See {Distress}, n.] 1. To cause pain or anguish to; to pain; to oppress with calamity; to afflict; to harass; to make miserable.
We are troubled on every side, yet not distressed. --2 Cor. iv. 8.
2. To compel by pain or suffering.
Men who can neither be distressed nor won into a sacrifice of duty. --A. Hamilton.
3. (Law) To seize for debt; to distrain.
Syn: To pain; grieve; harass; trouble; perplex; afflict; worry; annoy.
distressing \dis*tress"ing\ (d[i^]s*tr[e^]s"[i^]ng), a. Causing distress; painful; unpleasant.
The fuel from the first - lower interest rates - has probably run dry, although a distressing fall in January consumer confidence earlier this week did briefly revive speculation that the Fed would ease its monetary policy one more time.
"It is extremely distressing that society condones this and that the mayor of the country's second largest city can't see anything wrong with it," she said.
How well that struggle will go was already a distressing question when Mrs. Aquino fired Ongpin as finance secretary in September.
The Rev. Julian Rush, an avowed homosexual minister from Denver, called the votes distressing.
More distressing to other exiles is the realization that the quality of their work has diminished, despite the lack of authoritarian control.
In so doing, the justices further exposed their state to distressing charges of rigged courts.
'Our aim is the 30-year prosthesis, yet today our youngest patients have a five to seven year revision rate.' Repeated surgery to replace failed artificial joints is not only distressing and risky for the patients but also expensive.
"At the moment the people are angry," Ms. Bhutto said in an interview. "This is all very distressing.
His childhood was, as he said, emotionally distressing, and dancing became a means both of expression and of escape.
Absent that, it is distressing to see university research sinking to the level of sewer projects.
Chris Baumann said he could not comment on the network report, and expressed regret that leaks about the investigation were distressing relatives and ship's crew.
"It is particularly distressing to me that this principle bulwark is being undermined," Schlesinger said, adding that national security is weakened as the United States grows more vulnerable to a cutoff of oil imports.
But it was still a distressing example of Producer's Patronage - of an audience presumed stupid enough, and a work presumed trashy enough, to need 'help' of this kind.
When I think of the kids crossing the road here with us picketing, it's distressing." She said teachers are fed up with the governor and the Legislature.
Connick finds the whole notion of today's popular music distressing.
The spurned benefactor finds it all "disappointing, distressing," says John Ward, Mr. Sorenson's spokesman.
The mistakes were especially distressing because her bank had recently granted her a smaller loan than she had requested, citing "obligations" listed on her TRW credit report.
"Most of those with bad news consultations were pleased to have received the letter, although five reported that it had been distressing," the two researchers reported.
It is distressing that federal laxity has created this problem, but it is a problem we cannot afford to ignore.