| 单词 | depress |
| 释义 | depress /dɪpres/ verb [transitive] 1.to make an economy or market less active 使萧条；使不景气◆the recession has depressed the housing market. 经济衰退导致住宅市场不景气。◆lowering spending would depress the economic climate. 降低开支会导致经济形势不景气。2.to reduce the value of prices, wages, sales, etc. 减少，降低（价格、工资、销量等）◆profits were depressed by reorganization costs. 重组成本使利润减少了。◆warm weather has depressed sales of winter clothing. 温暖的天气使冬装的销量下降。☞ depressdepress /dɪpres/ [transitive] to make sb feel sad and without hope or enthusiasm使抑郁；使沮丧；使消沉◆wet weather always depresses me.阴雨天总使我心情抑郁。◆it depresses me to see so many young girls smoking.看到这么多年轻女孩抽烟使我感到沮丧。 ➡ see also depressed → depressed , depressing → negative , depression → gloom depress/dɪˈpres ||; dɪˈprɛs/verb[t] 1. to make sb unhappy and without hope or enthusiasm 使不快乐；使灰心；使失去热情: ◇the thought of going to work tomorrow really depresses me. 我一想起明天要上班就十分沮丧。 2. (used about business) to cause sth to become less successful （指商业）使不景气，使萧条: ◇the reduction in the number of tourists has depressed local trade. 游客人数下降已使本地生意变得萧条。 3. (formal 正式) to press sth down on a machine, etc 按下；压下: ◇to switch off the machine, depress the lever. 要关机器，按下这杠杆。 ➔depressing adj ◇the thought of growing old alone is very depressing. 想到孤孤单单地老起来令人十分沮丧。 ➔depressingly adv depresssee ⇨ sad 5 de·press /dɪ`prɛs; dɪˈpres/v [t] 1. to make someone feel very sad or not hopeful about the future 使沮丧，使消沉:◇i can't watch the news anymore — it depresses me too much. 我不能再看新闻报道了，太让我感到沮丧了。 2. to reduce the amount or value of something 减少［数量］; 降低［价格］:◇the bad weather has depressed sales. 天气不好使销售额下降了。 |
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