distress

苦痛、苦悩

激しい痛み、不安、恐れ、悲しみなどのつらい気持ち。

やさしい英語で： Strong feelings of pain, worry, fear, or sadness.

• She was in great distress.
• The news caused him considerable distress.
• We tried to comfort the child and ease her distress.

類義語： suffering, anguish

反対語： comfort, peace

よく使う表現： emotional distress, great distress, cause distress

悩みの種、苦しみの原因

強い痛みや不安、悲しみを引き起こすもの。

やさしい英語で： Something that causes strong pain, worry, or sadness.

• The debt was a constant distress.
• Her son's illness became her greatest distress.
• He wrote about the many distresses of his early life.

使い方： a distress to someone (His long absence was a distress to his family.)

類義語： trouble, affliction

よく使う表現： a great distress, a constant distress, distress to someone

苦しめる、悲しませる

人をひどく不安にさせたり、悲しませたり、動揺させたりする。

やさしい英語で： To make someone feel very worried, sad, or upset.

• The news distressed her.
• I did not mean to distress you.
• The sight of injured animals deeply distresses him.

類義語： upset, trouble, afflict

反対語： comfort, reassure

よく使う表現： distress someone deeply, distress the family, distress someone greatly

財政難、経済的困窮

お金が足りず、借金などを払えない状態。

やさしい英語で： A situation in which someone lacks money or cannot pay what they owe.

• The business is in financial distress.
• Rising debts pushed the family into financial distress.
• The bank offered help to borrowers experiencing financial distress.

使い方： be in financial distress (The company is in financial distress after losing its largest customer.)

類義語： financial hardship, financial difficulty

反対語： prosperity

よく使う表現： financial distress, economic distress, in financial distress

遭難する、危険な状態にある

重大な危険にさらされ、助けを必要としている。

やさしい英語で： To be in serious danger and need help.

• The ship was in distress.
• A pilot sent a distress call before landing.
• Rescuers searched for sailors in distress.

使い方： be in distress (The fishing boat was in distress during the storm.)

類義語： be in danger, be in trouble

反対語： be safe

よく使う表現： in distress, distress signal, distress call

古びた風合いにする、使い古したように加工する

新しい物をわざと古く、使い古したように見せる。

やさしい英語で： To deliberately make something new look old, worn, or damaged.

• They distressed the new table.
• Use sandpaper to distress the painted edges.
• She distresses denim to give it a worn look.

類義語： age, weather

よく使う表現： distress the wood, distress the surface, distress your jeans, distress the furniture