Singal of distress
[法] 遇难信号
🧩 词语组成解析
of
[əv]
prep. 关于;属于…的;由…制成;
aux. 助动词 [非标准用语、方言] =have [主用于虚拟语气];
distress
[dɪ'strɛs]
n. 悲痛;危难，不幸;贫困;[法]扣押财物;
vt. 使痛苦，使忧伤;[法]扣押（财物）;使贫困;
di(apart)+stress(draw tight)→使痛苦；迫使；痛苦；忧愁；穷困
🗣️ 情景例句
She is dying to go abroad.
她渴望出国。
The first several months were a difficult time.
所以头几个月过得有些艰难。
As a matter of fact, we would like to discuss internally regarding item B.
事实上，我们希望可以先内部讨论B项议题。