distress

詳細解釋：

dis.tress

v.tr.（及物動詞）
dis.tressed,dis.tress.ing,dis.tress.es
To cause strain, anxiety, or suffering to.See Synonyms at trouble
使緊張，使憂慮，使痛苦參見 trouble
Law To hold the property of (a person) against the payment of debts.
【法律】 扣押（債務人的）財物以抵債
To mar or otherwise treat (an object or a fabric, for example) to give the appearance of an antique or of heavy prior use:
仿造，仿造古物：為造成古董的或陳年久用的外觀而毀損或異常對待（如物品或纖維）：
例句：
.There are the fakes—new rugs which have been intentionally distressed for an older look.(Hatfield MA Valley Advocate)
.仿造古毛毯——新地毯故意編織成老舊的樣式.(哈特菲爾德MA谷辯護律師)

Archaic To constrain or overcome by harassment.
【古語】 抑制：通過騷擾（擾亂）來約束或征服
n.（名詞）
Anxiety or mental suffering.
憂慮；精神上的痛苦

Severe strain resulting from exhaustion or an accident.
精神緊張：過度勞累或意外事故引起的高度緊張
Acute physical discomfort.
身體的疼痛，不適
Physical deterioration, as of a highway, caused by hard use over time:
惡化，損壞：由於長期過度使用而造成的磨損，如高速公路：
例句：
pavement distress.
人行道的損壞

The condition of being in need of immediate assistance:
危難，危急：需要緊急幫助的狀況：
例句：
a motorist in distress.
處於危險境地的駕駛者

Law
【法律】
The act of distraining or seizing to compel payment.
扣押財物：扣押以逼迫付款的行為
The goods thus seized.
被扣押的財物
n.attributive.（定語名詞）
Often used to modify another noun:
常用來修飾另一名詞：
例句：
distress merchandise; a distress sale.
虧本出售的商品；廉價出售

來源：
Middle English distressen
中古英文 distressen
from Old French destresser
源自 古法文 destresser
from destresse [constraint]
源自 destresse [強迫，迫使]
from Vulgar Latin *districtia
源自 俗拉丁語 *districtia
from Latin districtus [past participle of] distringere [to hinder] * see distrain
源自 拉丁語 districtus [] distringere的過去分詞 [阻礙，妨礙] *參見 distrain

【引伸】
distress.ingly
adv.（副詞）