"distressing" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 令人痛苦的
• 令人苦恼的

Definition

引起极大忧虑、悲伤或不适的；让人感到困扰或痛苦的事物。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

“Distressing” 属于较正式或半正式用词，常用于描述带来情感痛苦的事件、新闻或情境。常与“消息”、“经历”、“影像”等词搭配。比“traumatic”弱，比“upsetting”更强烈。

Examples

The news was very distressing.

这个消息非常**令人痛苦**。

Losing his dog was distressing for him.

丢失他的狗对他来说很**令人痛苦**。

She found the hospital experience distressing.

她觉得医院的经历很**令人苦恼**。

I watched a distressing documentary about refugees last night.

我昨晚看了一个关于难民的**令人痛苦**的纪录片。

It's distressing to see so many people losing their jobs.

看到这么多人失业真是**令人痛苦**。

Her reaction to the distressing news was completely understandable.

她对这条**令人苦恼**的消息的反应完全可以理解。