Her distraught mother had spent all night waiting by the phone.她母亲忧心如焚，在电话旁守了一个晚上。Relatives are tonight comforting the distraught parents.亲戚们今晚都在安慰这对忧心如焚的父母。I became a distraught, worried mother, a useless role if ever there was one.我变成了一个忧心如焚的母亲，一个全无用处的角色。