distressfully
/dih-stres-fuhl/US // dɪˈstrɛs fəl //
苦恼地,痛心疾首地,痛心地,痛苦地
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Definitions
adj.形容词 adjective
- 1
- : causing or involving distress: the distressful circumstances of poverty and sickness.
- : full of, feeling, or indicating distress: a distressful cry.
Synonyms & Antonyms
as insorely
as inuncomfortably
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Examples
Hardly had he uttered these distressful exclamations when a prolonged note of melody caught his ear.
At the edge of a small field lying close to the road was a negro's cabin, and from that quarter came the dog's distressful outcry.
Half-way down the walk he paused, picked up a snail that had crawled out upon the distressful sand.
A cold dampness settled upon his forehead, his limbs trembled violently, and distressful sighs issued from his heaving breast.
Their distressful needs are in danger of being left aside in the pressure of other worthy appeals for aid.
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