depression

[di'preʃən]

n.沮丧, 萧条

n.

1. 沮丧, 意气消沉[C][U]

The trip to the seashore brought her out of her depression.

到海边旅行使她不再抑郁。

2. 不景气, 萧条(期)[C]

He lost his job during the great depression.

他在大萧条时期失业了。

3. 凹地, 洼地[C]

Water filled the depressions in the ground.

地上的坑里积满了水。

4. 【气】低气压[C]

A depression usually brings bad weather.

低气压往往带来坏天气。

5. 压低; 降低, 下沉[U][C]

词形变化

副词: depressingly |

词义辨析

同义:

n.洼地, 凹陷

indentation  dent  dint  dimple  recess  hollow  concavity  pit  bowl  sink  sink hole

n.降低, 压低

downheartedness  low spirits  crestfallenness  melancholy  blues  doldrums  melancholia  dejection  unhappiness  sadness  blahs  sorrow  heavyheartedness  despair  gloom

n.沮丧, 萧条(期)

recession  decline  slump  bad times  hard times  slowdown  dullness  stagnation  paralysis  stagflation  

同义参见:

bowl  pan  desperation  desolation  cloud  funk  well  valley  cup  

反义:

n.沮丧; 萧条(期)

encouragement  inspiration  

英英释义

名词 depression:

a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

同义词：slump, economic crisis

a sunken or depressed geological formation

同义词：natural depression

sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

a period during the 1930s when there was a worldwide economic depression and mass unemployment

同义词：Great Depression

an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation

同义词：low, low pressure

a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

同义词：depressive disorder, clinical depression

a concavity in a surface produced by pressing

同义词：impression, imprint

angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

pushing down

补充

depressiondepression英:[diˈpreʃən] 美:[dɪˈprɛʃən]n.1.忧伤, 消沉, 沮丧He suffers from acute depression.他患有严重的忧郁症。2.经济大萧条, 不景气时期Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦。3.凹陷, 洼地The rain collected in several depressions on the ground.地面上好几处凹陷的地方都积了雨水。4.低气压(地区)A depression over the Atlantic usually brings bad weather in Britain.大西洋上空的低气压通常给英国带来恶劣的天气。

例句

1. She was suffering from depression after a miscarriage.她流产后患了抑郁症。 2. He showed no signs of depression over the result.对于这一结果, 他没有显示出任何抑郁的迹象。 3. She tries to shrug off her depression about being 30 by having a party.她想借举办聚会来摆脱年届30带来的郁闷心情。 4. The major side effects come from depression of normal bone-marrow function.主要的副作用来自正常骨髓功能的衰退。 5. depression of the immune system免疫系统的衰退 6. the depression of the 20s and 30s20年代和30年代的经济萧条 7. a depression moving in from the east从东边逼近的低气压 8. a shallow depression in the surface of the sand沙地表面上的浅洼地 9. an area pockmarked by rain-filled depressions密布着雨水洼的区域 10. Driving requires constant depression of pedals with one or both feet.开车时需要用单脚或双脚不停地踩两个踏板。 11. clinical depression.临床抑郁症。 12. the depression in the housing market.房产市场的萧条。 13. the depression of prices.降低价格。 14. depression of the plunger delivers two units of insulin.推压注射器柱塞注入两个单位的胰岛素。 15. the original shallow depressions were slowly converted to creeks.原来的浅浅的低凹处慢慢变成了小溪。 16. clinical/post-natal depression临床╱产后抑郁症 17. The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.这个国家正处于经济萧条期。 18. Rainwater collects in shallow depressions in the ground.雨水积聚在地上的浅坑里。 19. "anger, anxiety, and depression"愤怒、焦虑和抑郁 20. She has been undergoing treatment for severe/deep depression.她因患重度抑郁症一直在接受治疗。 21. Many people suffer from clinical depression for years before being diagnosed.许多人在确诊前已患上临床抑郁症多年了。 22. bouts/periods of depression抑郁症发作期/发病期 23. "After several years of an economic boom, it looks as though we may be heading toward a depression."几年的经济繁荣过后，看来我们可能要进入经济萧条期了。 24. "He grew up during the (Great) depression. [=the 1930s, when the U.S. and many other countries were in a very bad depression]"他是在（大）萧条时期长大的。 25. periods of economic depression经济萧条期 26. The photographs show depressions in the moon's surface.这些照片显示出月球表面的洼地。 27. a tropical depression热带低气压