Distraught
[ dɪ'strɔt ]
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adj. 心神错乱的;几乎发狂的;忧心如焚的;
💡 词根助记
tract =draw, 表示”拉,拖”
📝 例句
Suffering conflicting emotions;distraught.
遭受矛盾的感情的;思绪纷乱的
She was plainly distraught.
她心里显然很慌乱。
He looked distraught and haggard.
他显得面容憔悴、心神不宁。
Ben was distraught at his stupidity for allowing this bill to grow so large.
本对于自己允许欠帐的愚蠢行为感到万分沮丧。
She was distraught with worry.
她担心得几乎要发疯了。
🌱 联想助记
【记】dis-谐音“的士”,traught-谐音“撞他”:开着一辆破的士到处乱撞,肯定是因为失恋了而心神狂乱的
🔤 词根
-strict-表示“拉紧”
常见变体有-stress-、-strain-、-string-
📖 牛津释义
distraught
adj
very troubled in mind with grief or worry 心烦意乱的; 忧心如焚的.
🔁 扩展释义
*[dis'trɒ:t]a. 烦恼的, 心烦意乱的, 发狂的
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
rat
n. 大老鼠;似鼠动物;<非正式>鼠辈,卑鄙小人;
vi. 捕鼠;<俚>背叛,告密;
usurp
vt. 篡夺;侵占,霸占;盗用;夺取,强夺;
vi. 篡夺;篡权;侵占;侵害;
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🗣️ 情景例句
But when do they do it?
但是什么时候动手术?
My steak is so tough that it tastes like shoe leather.
我的牛排硬得像靴子上的皮革。
for one of the necessary conditions of preservation is quick burial,
因为保存的必要条件之一是迅速掩埋,
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