depress

美[dɪ'pres] 英[dɪ'pres]

vt. 使沮丧；压下；使萧条；降低；压抑

形容词：depressible 过去式：depressed 过去分词：depressed 现在分词：depressing 第三人称单数：depresses

近义词：sadden，dishearten，lower，discourage，reduce，demoralize，dampen，deject，sink，lessen，weaken，dispirit，pressdown，slowdown，decrease，pushdown，press，push，movedownward，darken，deflate，oppress，cloud，raise，demoralise，dismay，getdown，castdown，elate，inspire，encourage，

详细释义

v.(动词)

使沮丧，使消沉，使心灰意冷，使失去信心
压下，压缩
使萧条，使不景气
削弱，使衰弱
抑制
减少，降低，压低，放低
【音】降低，下降
<废>镇压
按，压
推下，拉下
使跌价

双解释义

v.(动词)

vt. 压下; 推下; 拉下 press, push or pull down
vt. 使愁苦; 使沮丧 make sad, low in spirits
vt. 使跌价; 使萧条 cause prices to be lower

英英释义

Verb

lower someone's spirits; make downhearted;
"These news depressed her" "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
lower (prices or markets);
"The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
cause to drop or sink;
"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
press down;
"Depress the space key"
lessen the activity or force of;
"The rising inflation depressed the economy"

组词搭配

～+名词

depress business商业萧条
depress the button按下按钮
depress the car market使汽车市场不景气
depress one's defeat使人感到沮丧的失败
depress the keys of the piano按下琴键
depress news令人忧愁的消息

～+副词

depress acutely非常苦恼
depress drastically〔dreadfully〕极其忧愁
depress economically经济上不景气
depress particularly特别萧条

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

He was depressed by his defeat.失败让他沮丧。
The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me.想到还需重新考试，我就感到沮丧。
The rainy days always depress me.雨天总是使我沮丧。
Depress this button to rewind the tape.按下这个按钮倒带。
When you depress a key of an organ, a note is sounded.你压下一个风琴键，就会听到一个音符响。
The threat of war has depressed business activity.战争的威胁使经济萧条。
Runaway inflation will depress the economy.无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。
High interest rates may depress share prices.高利率可以降低股票价格。
Does mass unemployment depress the wages?大量失业是否降低了工资?
It's bad to depress your sorrow.压抑内心的悲痛不好。

词语用法

v.(动词)

depress

depress

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