making you feel extremely upset, especially because somebody is suffering 使人痛苦的；令人苦恼的 It was a very distressing documentary. 这是一部非常令人沮丧的纪录片。 What could be more distressing than the death of their only child? 有什么能比失去了他们唯一的孩子更痛苦呢？ The divorce was extremely distressing for the children. 这桩离婚对孩子来说是极其痛苦的事。
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