stressed

adjective
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  1. (also informal stressed out)
    [not before noun] too anxious and tired to be able to relax焦虑不安;心力交瘁
    • He was feeling very stressed and tired.他感觉十分焦虑,疲惫不堪。
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    • He's stressed out about money.他因为钱的问题而焦虑不安。
    • She felt overly stressed and needed to calm down.她感到自己过度紧张,需要镇定下来。
    • She's just making herself more stressed.她只是让自己更加紧张罢了。
    • Stressed out? Take a break in the sun.焦虑不安吗?休息一下,去晒晒太阳吧。
    • stressed business executives心力交瘁的公司主管
    Topics Feelingsb1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • feel
    • look
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    preposition
    • about
    • over
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  2. (of a syllable音节) pronounced with emphasis重读的 opposite unstressedTopics Languagea2
  3. [only before noun] (specialist) that has had a lot of physical pressure put on it受压的;受应力的
    • stressed metal受压金属