depress

depressdepressD.J.:[diˈpres]K.K.:[dɪˈprɛs]vt.1.■压下; 推下; 拉下The little girl depressed the button.这个小女孩按下按钮。2.■使愁苦; 使沮丧His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。3.■使跌价; 使萧条A rise in oil prices depresses the car market.石油价格的上涨使汽车市场不景气。

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depress[di'pres]vt.1.■使失去信心，使情绪低落，使沮丧，使忧郁，使抑郁，使(意志)消沉，使悲伤：His sad news depressed us all day.他的不幸消息令我们整天难过。It depressed us that no progress was made during the negotiations.谈判毫无进展，我们情绪低落。2.■使(力量、精力、活动等方面)减弱，削弱…的力量，使削弱，抑制：The new highway depresses business along the old road.新的公路抑制了旧道路沿线的商业。3.■使萧条，使不景气；使衰落；使跌价，使价格下跌，使贬值：Runaway inflation will depress the economy.无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。A rise in oil prices depressed the car market.石油价格上涨使汽车市场不景气。4.■压下，压低，按下，放低，使低下，掀下：The soldier depressed the muzzle of a gun.士兵把枪口放低。The worker depressed the lever to start the machine.工人压下控制杆开动机器。5.■(数量、价值等)减少，降低：to depress the incomes of the unemployed workers减少失业工人的收入to depress sales使销售额下降6.■【音乐】降低(音高)7.■[废语]压制；镇压；征服

depressdepress[diˈpres]vt.1.■压下, 降低2.■使消沉, 使沮丧, 愁苦3.■使贬值, 使跌价4.■【音】降调, 减少[弱, 压]The rainy days always depress me.雨天总是使我沮丧。