A distress sale
扣押物的拍卖
🧩 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
sale
[seil]
n. 卖，出卖;销售额，销售;销路;拍卖;
🗣️ 情景例句
I received a letter from my parents this morning.
今天早上我收到父母一封信。
I'd like to make an appointment with Mrs. Green.
我想约个时间见格林女士。
chasms wider than the Grand Canyon and at least one mountain more than twice as tall as Everest.
比大峡谷还宽的裂缝，起码有一座山有珠穆朗玛峰的近两倍高。