depress

[di'pres]

vt.使沮丧, 压下, 使萧条, 降低, 压抑

vt.

1. 使沮丧, 使消沉, 使心灰意冷

Rainy weather always depresses me.

雨天总会使我心情抑郁。

2. 压低; 压下

3. 使萧条

When business is depressed, there is usually an increase in unemployment.

商业不景气, 失业率往往会随之上升。

4. 削弱, 抑制; 减少

5. 【音】降低(音高)

6. 【废】镇压

词形变化

形容词: depressible | 动词过去式: depressed | 动词过去分词: depressed | 动词现在分词: depressing | 动词第三人称单数: depresses |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.使沮丧

sadden  deject  discourage  dishearten

vt.压低, 降低

lower  sink

vt.使跌落; 使衰弱

weaken  reduce  lessen  

同义参见:

oppress  cloud  lower  demoralize  deflate  darken  dampen  

反义:

vt.使忧郁; 使萧条

encourage  inspire  

反义参见:

elate  animate  

英英释义

动词 depress:

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

同义词：deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise

lower (prices or markets)

cause to drop or sink

同义词：lower

press down

同义词：press down

lessen the activity or force of

补充

depressdepress英:[diˈpres] 美:[dɪˈprɛs]vt.1.压下; 推下; 拉下The little girl depressed the button.这个小女孩按下按钮。2.使愁苦; 使沮丧His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。3.使跌价; 使萧条A rise in oil prices depresses the car market.石油价格的上涨使汽车市场不景气。

例句

1. The state of the country depresses me.国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。 2. I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him.我知道他太乐观了, 但我并不想打击他。 3. It depressed me to visit her in hospital.去医院探望她让我心情挺沉重的。 4. The stronger US dollar depressed sales.美元走强导致销售额下降。 5. The oil glut has depressed prices still more.原油供应过剩进一步打压了价格。 6. Freezing nights and shorter days depress levels of chlorophyll in leaves.寒冷的夜晚和缩短的白天降低了叶子中的叶绿素含量。 7. These measures will further depress the market.这些措施将使市场变得更为低迷。 8. Regular light exercise can depress the appetite and subsequent food intake.定期进行轻度锻炼可以抑制食欲、减少进食量。 9. Conversely, expectations of slow growth depressed shares of television makers.相反, 缓慢增长的预期使得电视机制造商的股价下跌。 10. The view was that mortgage securities had been depressed by heavy sales by thrifts and were now attractive.这个观点认为, 抵押证券曾因储蓄机构的高额销量而价格下跌, 而今变得有吸引力了。 11. He depressed the lever and the crane started up.他按下了操作手柄, 吊车就工作起来。 12. His sad news depressed us all day.他的不幸消息令我们整天难过。 13. It depressed us that no progress was made during the negotiations.谈判毫无进展，我们情绪低落。 14. The new highway depresses business along the old road.新的公路抑制了旧道路沿线的商业。 15. Runaway inflation will depress the economy.无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。 16. A rise in oil prices depressed the car market.石油价格上涨使汽车市场不景气。 17. The soldier depressed the muzzle of a gun.士兵把枪口放低。 18. The worker depressed the lever to start the machine.工人压下控制杆开动机器。 19. to depress the incomes of the unemployed workers减少失业工人的收入 20. to depress sales使销售额下降 21. that first day at school depressed me.上学第一天使我心情沮丧。 22. fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets.对美国通货膨胀的恐惧使证券市场不景气。 23. alcohol depresses the nervous system.酒精压抑神经系统。 24. depress the lever.按下操作手柄。 25. The thought of going to work tomorrow really depresses me.我一想起明天要上班就十分沮丧。 26. The reduction in the number of tourists has depressed local trade.游客人数下降已使本地生意变得萧条。 27. To switch off the machine, depress the lever.要关机器，按下这杠杆。 28. The thought of growing old alone is very depressing.想到孤孤单单地老起来令人十分沮丧。 29. The news seemed to depress him a little.这个消息似乎让他有点沮丧。 30. "I don't mean to depress you, but there's no way we can win."我不想让你伤心，但是我们没法赢。 31. We were all depressed by the loss.我们都因这个损失而感到郁闷。 32. You shouldn't let this kind of problem depress you.你不该让这种问题影响你的情绪。 33. This medicine may depress [=decrease] your appetite. [=it may make you less hungry]这种药可能抑制你的食欲。 34. These changes could depress the economy.这些变革可能引起经济衰退。 35. Market conditions are likely to depress earnings in the next quarter.市场状况很可能抑制下一季度的收益。 36. depressing the price of a stock降低股票价格 37. Slowly depress the car's brake pedal.慢慢地踩下汽车的刹车踏板。 38. depress the “shift” key on your keyboard.按键盘上的shift键。 39. The doctor will depress your tongue and look at your throat.医生会压下你的舌头，查看你的喉咙。