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词汇 example_english_great-distress
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great distress

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meanings of greatand distress


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great
adjective
uk /ɡreɪt/ us /ɡreɪt/
large in amount, size, ...
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distress
noun[U]
uk /dɪˈstres/ us /dɪˈstres/
a feeling of extreme worry, sadness, ...
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Examples of great distress


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The parents of two infants volunteered that their greatdistress was 'because of the severity of our son's problem, not the way it was explained'.
At an emotional level, parents and children may periodically experience periods of greatdistress and require psychological care.
It is hardly surprising that house burglar y, in particular, causes victims greatdistress even if they were absent at the material time.
This causes greatdistress for older people, for whom inter-generational closeness and solidarity has been the custom and of great importance.
We can surmise, however, that greatdistress would be caused by the patient's glimpses of descent into deeper stages of degeneration, beyond the limits he himself had set.
After all, cloning causes greatdistress to animals.
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Women often have to take the serious decision to end a pregnancy on their own, and it is always a time of greatdistress.
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The attacks on the local health service cause greatdistress to patients locally.
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That is not a matter of policy, but of procedure—and it is one that is causing greatdistress.
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Even if subsequently found not guilty, people may suffer greatdistress because of publicity given to their case.
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The role of consular officers in cases of violent deaths overseas is to help the next of kin at the time of greatdistress.
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She was in a state of greatdistress.
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It does not seem to cause any greatdistress in their case.
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That will cause greatdistress to the children.
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Every time that that happens we hear that it causes greatdistress to those who are left behind.
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However, it is wrong, for the purposes of debate, to conjure up a vision of most of those arriving doing so in greatdistress.
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It is a very short-sighted policy which they are pursuing, and one which causes greatdistress.
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That is a terrible problem that causes greatdistress and anxiety to the thousands of parents of children with congenital heart disorders.
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The food tax issue might be so mishandled as to produce greatdistress.
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In some cases they have received very serious injuries, and in all eases they are in greatdistress and anxiety.
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