| 词汇 | distraught |
| 释义 | distraught adjective uk /dɪˈstrɔːt/ us /dɪˈstrɑːt/ extremely worried, nervous, or upset: 极其不安的，非常焦虑的 The missing child's distraught parents made an emotional appeal for information on TV.失踪儿童的父母极为焦虑，在电视上恳请大家提供相关消息。 Synonym overwrought feeling sad sadShe's been sad ever since her cat died. unhappyShe'd had a very unhappy childhood. miserableI just woke up feeling miserable. upsetThey'd had an argument and he was still upset about it. broken-heartedShe was broken-hearted when her partner left. Feeling sad and unhappy a long faceidiom abjection angsty be cut upidiom be down in the mouthidiom be in a funkidiom dismayed displeased dissatisfied distressed dog lonely lonesome lovelorn lovesick wistful wistfully woe woe is meidiom woebegone distraught | American Dictionarydistraught adjective us/dɪˈstrɔt/ extremely anxious and upset: We were all distraught over the loss of our homes in the flood. Examples of distraughtdistraught A distraught old woman restrains the old warrior, while two younger men attempt to calm his attackers. When the girl in the same story discovered her father's conspiracy, she was distraught. I suspect that today's students would be distraught at the prospect, with no opportunity to seek a tutor's opinion. As well as ending in walkouts, these sequences end with one or both of the par ticipants evidently in an indignant or distraught state. Distraught postmasters and star route riders blamed not the department but their congressional representatives for the eliminations. I have seen in court distraught parents who are unable to cope with an errant child, searching for a new avenue of control. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The more dire his state the less time will there be for the distraught spouse, parents or children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 After many months of taking pills she is distraught because she has been told that she will not now receive the treatment. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are no distraught parents or anguished friends. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are physically disabled, mentally distraught, and poisoned. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I entirely agree with my noble friend; here is a woman distraught. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She was unable to speak because of her distressed and distraught condition. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 As a result, the man may become so distraught that he is driven to take extreme measures, and even to take his life. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 One became so distraught that she was considered to be an emergency on psychiatric grounds and was later admitted. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Is it sensible or safe to expect distraught parents to act as ambulance drivers and travel to strange towns? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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