depress

depress
verb
[with obj.]

make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected
使沮丧，使消沉
that first day at school depressed me.
上学第一天使我心情沮丧。
■reduce the level or strength of activity in (something, especially an economic or biological system)
使（经济）萧条，使不景气；抑制（生物系统），压抑
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。
alcohol depresses the nervous system.
酒精压抑神经系统。
push or pull (something) down into a lower position
压低，拉下
depress the lever.
按下操作手柄。

派生
depressible
adjective
语源

late Middle English: from Old French depresser, from late Latin depressare, frequentative of deprimere 'press down'

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