distraught

英 [dɪ'strɔːt]美 [dɪ'strɔt]
  • adj. 发狂的；心烦意乱的
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助记提示

1. alteration (Englishing) of earlier distract.
2. (perhaps by association with other past participle forms in -ght, such as caught, bought, brought).
3. distract => distraught.

中文词源

distraught 发狂的

来自distract, 分心。-ght,拼写模仿caught. 即分心的，发狂的。

英文词源

distraught
distraught: see straight
distraught (adj.)
late 14c., alteration (Englishing) of earlier distract (perhaps by association with other past participle forms in -ght, such as caught, bought, brought), mid-14c., past participle of distracten "derange the intellect of, drive mad" (see distract).

双语例句

1. I was distraught and let out a bellow of tearful rage.
我心烦意乱，流着眼泪发了一通火。
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2. Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.
她母亲忧心如焚,在电话旁守了一个晚上.
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3. Weeks after the accident she remained distraught.
事故过去几周了,可她仍是心神不安.
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4. She sounded absolutely distraught.
听上去她完全心慌意乱.
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5. I became a distraught, worried mother, a useless role if ever there was one.
我变成了一个忧心如焚的母亲，一个全无用处的角色。
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