Distress for rent
[经] 因欠租金而被扣押(财物)
🧩 词语组成解析
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
for
[fɚ]
prep. 为，为了;倾向于;关于;当作;
conj. 因为，由于;
rent
[rent]
n. 租金;地租;（意见等的）分裂，分歧;（衣服等的）裂缝;
vt.& vi. 出租;付地租;“rend”的过去式和过去分词;租借;
adj. 撕碎的;分裂的;
🗣️ 情景例句
Have you talked to the community council?
你们跟社区的议会谈过了吗？
No. I'm going this way. Hope I can see you sometime again.
不，我要走这一条路。但愿有朝一日能在相见。
The Ambassador's wife went on asking questions, when she suddenly noticed a big hole in her husband's hat.
大使夫人继续提出问题，她突然又发现丈夫的帽子上有个洞。