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depress

英 [dɪˈpres]

美 [dɪˈpres]

v.  使抑郁; 使沮丧; 使消沉; 使失去信心; 使萧条; 使不景气; 降低(价格); 减少(工资)

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

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Oxford 3000 / Collins.1 / BNC.9471 / COCA.11421

同义词辨析

depressdiscouragedishearten【导航词义:使沮丧】

depressv. 使沮丧,使抑郁
〔辨析〕
指使人心情不好、不高兴。
〔例证〕
Losing his job really depressed him.
丢了工作让他很沮丧。
That book depressed him.
那本书让他看得心情郁闷。
discouragev. 使泄气,使灰心
〔辨析〕
指使人失去信心或泄气,常可与 demoralize 换用。
〔例证〕
Don't let one failure discourage/demoralize you! You can do it!
别失败一次就灰心!你能行的!
She is easily discouraged/demoralized by obstacles.
她一遇到阻碍就泄气。
disheartenv. 使沮丧,使灰心
〔辨析〕
较正式用词,指使人失去希望和信心。
〔例证〕
Don't let the defeat dishearten you! Remember that Rome was not built in a day.
不要因为失败而灰心!要知道成功不是一蹴而就的。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉;使失去信心
      to make sb sad and without enthusiasm or hope
      1. Wet weather always depresses me.
        阴雨天总使我心情抑郁。
      2. It depresses me to see so many young girls smoking.
        看到这么多女孩抽烟令我感到很沮丧。
    • 使萧条;使不景气
      to make trade, business, etc. less active
      1. The recession has depressed the housing market.
        经济衰退导致住房市场不景气。
    • 降低(价格);减少(工资)
      to make the value of prices or wages lower
      1. to depress wages/prices
        减少工资;降低价格
    • 按,压,推下(尤指机器部件)
      to press or push sth down, especially part of a machine
      1. to depress the clutch pedal (= when driving) .
        (开车时)踩离合器踏板

    柯林斯词典

    • VERB 使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉
      If someone or somethingdepressesyou, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
      1. I must admit the state of the country depresses me...
        我必须承认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.
        我知道他太过乐观了,但我不想令他灰心丧气。
    • VERB 降低;减少
      If somethingdepressesprices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.
      1. The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.
        美元走强导致销售额下降。

    英英释义

    verb

    • lessen the activity or force of
      1. The rising inflation depressed the economy
    • press down
      1. Depress the space key
      Synonym:press down
    • cause to drop or sink
      1. The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
      Synonym:lower
    • lower someone's spirits
      1. These news depressed her
      2. The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her
      Synonym:dejectcast downget downdismaydispiritdemoralizedemoralise
    • lower (prices or markets)
      1. The glut of oil depressed gas prices

    双语例句

    • The gloomier sentiment surrounding manufacturing demand for raw materials helped depress commodity prices and related stocks.
      围绕制造业原材料需求的更悲观情绪,打压了大宗商品及相关股票的价格。
    • Expanding the source of raw material should also depress the price of petroleum.
      原料来源的扩展同样会对石油价格起到抑制作用。
    • The cost of servicing that debt would depress future growth.
      支付债务利息所产生的成本将拖累未来的增长。
    • Further budget cuts would further depress economic activity, reducing tax revenues and worsening the debt-to-GNP ratio.
      进一步削减预算会进一步抑制经济活动,从而减少税收,导致债务与国民生产总值(gnp)的比率更为恶化。
    • If I depress this button, it would deploy a weapon more deadly than yours.
      如果我按下这个按钮,就会出来一个比你的更致命的武器。
    • I am depress due to I always worry about the safety of my children.
      我很压抑,由于我总是担心我的孩子们的安全。
    • There is also some psychological evidence that Monday mornings depress us, too.
      还有一些心理学证据显示,周一的早晨也会使我们感到压抑。
    • Large arrivals at this time would depress prices.
      在这个时候大量到货会将价格压低。
    • Motor fuel also accounts for a larger share of Americans'spending, so falling prices will depress inflation by more.
      汽油又在美国人的开支中占较大比例,因此价格下跌对通胀也就有更大的向下压力。
    • In circular fashion, this could serve to depress even further the prices of securities in this bankrupt company.
      在循环的时尚中,这会进一步导致这家破产公司证券价格的下跌。