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 know I should,
我知道应该这样，
I didn't know whether to send the letter airmail or not.
我不知道是否送航空邮件。
They stopped talking when their boss came in.
当老板进来的时候；他们停止了交谈。