depress
美音:[dıp´res
]
英音:[dıp´res
]
vt.使沮丧,使消沉,压下,压低,使不活泼,使萧条 v.压下
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depress为短语/超纲词汇
词形变化:
形容词:depressible 动词过去式:depressed 过去分词:depressed 现在分词:depressing 第三人称单数:depresses
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press＝to press（压）
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depress
/dɪ'pres; dɪ`prɛs/
v [Tn]
1 make (sb) sad and without enthusiasm 使（某人）忧愁, 消沉, 沮丧
*Wet weather always depresses me. 我在阴雨天总是心灰意懒.
2 press, push or pull (sth) down 将（某物）压下, 推下, 拉下
*depress a lever, a piano key, a button, etc 压杠杆、按钢琴键、按钮.
3 make (esp trade) less active 使（尤指贸易）不活跃, 不景气, 萧条
*depress a market 使市场萧条
* depress sales 使销售额下降
* A rise in oil prices depresses the car market. 油价上涨导致汽车市场不景气.
v [Tn]
1 make (sb) sad and without enthusiasm 使（某人）忧愁, 消沉, 沮丧
*Wet weather always depresses me. 我在阴雨天总是心灰意懒.
2 press, push or pull (sth) down 将（某物）压下, 推下, 拉下
*depress a lever, a piano key, a button, etc 压杠杆、按钢琴键、按钮.
3 make (esp trade) less active 使（尤指贸易）不活跃, 不景气, 萧条
*depress a market 使市场萧条
* depress sales 使销售额下降
* A rise in oil prices depresses the car market. 油价上涨导致汽车市场不景气.
depress
v [T]
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: depresser, from Latin premere 'to press']
to make someone feel very unhappy
The thought of taking the exam again depressed him.
It depresses me that nobody seems to care.
to prevent an economy from being as active and successful as it usually is
Several factors combined to depress the American economy.
formal to press something down, especially a part of a machine
Depress the clutch fully.
formal to reduce the value of prices or wages
High interest rates may depress share prices.
[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French;Origin: depresser, from Latin premere 'to press']
to make someone feel very unhappy
The thought of taking the exam again depressed him.
It depresses me that nobody seems to care.
to prevent an economy from being as active and successful as it usually is
Several factors combined to depress the American economy.
formal to press something down, especially a part of a machine
Depress the clutch fully.
formal to reduce the value of prices or wages
High interest rates may depress share prices.
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