“使受危困”可以翻译为 “to bring someone/something into distress” 或 “to cause someone/something to be in a perilous/precarious situation” 。
“bring...into distress” 表达使某人或某物陷入困境、危难之中;“cause...to be in a perilous/precarious situation” 强调导致处于一种危险、不稳定的境地。例如:The unexpected disaster brought the entire village into distress.(这场突如其来的灾难使整个村庄陷入了危困。) The economic crisis caused many small businesses to be in a precarious situation.(经济危机使许多小企业处于危困的境地 。)