词典释义：
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A distressingly large number of firms have been breaking the rules.
违规经营的公司数目之大，令人担忧。
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He died distressingly by the sword.
他惨死于剑下。
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The overall tax bill from the industry might not be so distressingly low.
行业的整体税单可能没有低的如此令人沮丧。
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Even when poor people have access, the quality of services is distressingly low.
即使穷人能够得到这些服务，服务的质量也很差。
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Some popular prejudices around Europe seem to have become distressingly illiberal and even racist.
弥漫在欧洲的一些偏见似乎已经演变为恼人的偏执，甚至是种族主义思潮。
词根 distress
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distressed adj. 痛苦的；忧虑的；贫困的；受损的 v. 使痛苦；使紧张；使困苦（distress的过去分词）
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distressing adj. 使痛苦的；悲伤的；使烦恼的 n. 破坏处理 v. 使痛苦；迫使（distress的ing形式）；使困苦
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distressful adj. 苦难重重的；使苦恼的；不幸的
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distress n. 危难，不幸；贫困；悲痛 vt. 使悲痛；使贫困