extremely upset and anxious so that you cannot think clearly心烦意乱的；心急如焚的；发狂的- She’s still too distraught to speak about the tragedy.她仍然很不高兴谈论这场悲剧。
- The child’s distraught parents pleaded for witnesses to contact the police.那孩子忧心如焚的父母恳求目击者同警方联系。
Extra Examples- She sounded absolutely distraught.听上去她十分心烦意乱。
- They were extremely distraught at the news of his accident.听到他出事的消息，他们极度忧虑不安。
- Weeks after the accident she remained distraught.事故过去几周了， 可她仍是心神不安。
Oxford Collocations DictionaryverbsadverbprepositionSee full entry Word Originlate Middle English: alteration of the obsolete adjective distract (from Latin distractus ‘pulled apart’), influenced by straught, archaic past participle of stretch.