depressed

[di'prest]

adj.沮丧的, 降低的, 不景气的, 萧条的, [动]扁平的,[植]匍匐的
动词depress的过去式及过去分词

a.

1. 沮丧的, 消沉的, 忧郁的

She was depressed to learn of her illness.

她得知自己患病, 心情十分抑郁。

2. 压低的; 压下的

3. 萧条的, 不景气的; 贫困的

a depressed area

贫困地区

4. 削弱了的; 减少的

5. 【动】扁平的, 阔的

6. 【植】扁平的; 匍匐的

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:

a.抑郁的

dispirited  disheartened  crestfallen  unhappy  sad  blue  melancholy  downhearted  bummed out  down in the dumps  disconsolate  dejected  low  woebegone  down  glum  suicidal  sullen  in the doldrums

a.凹陷的

sunken  hollow  recessed  concave  dented  dimpled

a.降低的

devaluated  devalued  cheapened  depreciated  degraded  downgraded  reduced  lowered  cut

a.萧条的, 不景气的

destitute  poverty-stricken  poor  badly off  hard up  lacking  needy  

同义参见:

downcast  down  black  disappointed  compressed  despondent  despairing  hopeless  cheerless  wretched  damp  

英英释义

动词 depress:

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

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

lower (prices or markets)

同义词：depress

cause to drop or sink

同义词：lower, depress

press down

同义词：press down, depress

lessen the activity or force of

同义词：depress

形容词 depressed:

lower than previously

同义词：down

flattened downward as if pressed from above or flattened along the dorsal and ventral surfaces

low in spirits

同义词：blue, dispirited, down, downcast, downhearted, down in the mouth, low, low-spirited

having the central portion lower than the margin

同义词：indented

补充

depresseddepressed英:[diˈprest] 美:[dɪˈprɛst]adj.1.精神不振的, 忧伤的, 消沉的2.经济萧条的, 不景气的

例句

1. He seemed somewhat depressed.他看起来有点郁闷。 2. I was depressed that I couldn't go to New York.不能去纽约让我很郁闷。 3. She's been very depressed and upset about this whole situation.整个境况使她感到极其沮丧和不快。 4. She was depressed about breaking up with her boyfriend.因为和男朋友分手了, 她非常郁闷。 5. Maybe we were just depressed at the prospect of doing all that homework.可能我们只是对得完成所有的作业这件事而感到郁闷。 6. He was so depressed at being rejected by the club.因为被那个俱乐部拒绝了, 他非常沮丧。 7. I'm feeling depressed.我现在情绪很低落。 8. He got very depressed after he was made redundant.被解雇之后, 他变得很消沉。 9. I was becoming increasingly depressed.我变得越来越消沉。 10. A depressed mother is terribly bad for the baby's welfare.母亲患有抑郁症对婴儿的成长非常不利。 11. Up to 12 per cent of women become severely depressed after childbirth.多达12%的妇女会在产后患严重的抑郁症。 12. He became so depressed that he stopped eating.他抑郁得很厉害, 连饭都不吃了。 13. the effects of living in depressed inner-city areas住在贫穷的中心城区的后果 14. legislation to encourage investment in depressed areas鼓励向经济困难地区投资的立法 15. an estimated £3.5 m shortfall because of the depressed equity markets因股市低迷造成的估计为350万英镑的亏空 16. The construction industry is no longer as depressed as it was.建筑业不再像以往那样萧条了。 17. Commodity prices remain depressed.商品价格依旧低迷。 18. The cotton industry in Britain remained depressed.英国的棉花业持续低迷。 19. narrow depressed valleys and basins狭小的低谷和盆地 20. Acupressure is manual pressure applied to a specific slightly depressed point on the body.指压按摩是指用手按压人体某个轻微凹陷的穴位。 21. depressed areas.萧条地区。 22. a depressed fracture of the skull.头骨凹陷骨折。 23. He's been very depressed since he lost his job.他失业以后变得很消沉。 24. "I've been feeling a little depressed [=(informally) down, blue] lately."最近我一直感觉有点沮丧。 25. The rainy weather had her feeling lonely and depressed.阴雨天气使她感到寂寞和沮丧。 26. He was depressed about having to return to school.他不得不返回学校，这令他非常沮丧。 27. in a depressed mood情绪低落 28. The new drug is being tested on a group of severely depressed patients.这种新药正在一组重度抑郁症患者中试验。 29. living in a depressed area生活在经济萧条地区 30. a depressed economy萧条的经济 31. The patient has a somewhat depressed appetite.患者的食欲有些减退。 32. Prices have remained at a depressed level.价格仍处于低迷状态。