[N-VAR 可变名词]抑郁;沮丧;消沉Depression is a mental state in which you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
Mr Thomas was suffering from depression...
托马斯先生患有抑郁症。
I slid into a depression and became morbidly fascinated with death.
我陷入消沉,开始对死亡有种病态的迷恋。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]萧条(期);不景气 A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
他永远不会忘记 20 世纪 30 年代经济大萧条时期他所亲眼目睹的困苦情形。
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]凹陷;凹坑;洼地 A depression in a surface is an area which is lower than the parts surrounding it.
...an area pockmarked by rain-filled depressions.
密布着雨水洼的地区
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[N-COUNT 可数名词]低气压 A depression is a mass of air that has a low pressure and that often causes rain.
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de·pres·sionAWL/dɪˈpreʃn; NAmEdɪˈpreʃn/noun1[uncountable ]a medical condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often has physical symptomssuch as being unable to sleep, etc. 抑郁症;精神忧郁◆clinical depression临床抑郁症◆She suffered from severe depression after losing her job.她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。☞see also
post-natal depression
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post-partum depression
2[uncountable , countable ]the state of feeling very sad and without hope 抑郁;沮丧;消沉◆There was a feeling of gloom and depression in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced.裁员消息宣布时办公室里一片忧郁和沮丧的气氛。3[countable , uncountable ]a period when there is little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs 萧条期;经济衰退;不景气◆The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.当时国家处于经济萧条期。◆the great Depression of the 1930s*20 世纪 30 年代的经济大萧条 4[countable ]( formal) a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it 洼地;凹地;坑SYN
hollow
◆Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.雨水积在地上的浅坑里。5[countable ]( technical 术语) a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain 低气压;气压降低☞compare
1[countable, uncountable]a)a medical condition that makes you very unhappy and anxious and often prevents you from living a normal life: women who suffer from post-natal depression (=that sometimes happens after the birth of a baby)b)a feeling of sadness that makes you think there is no hope for the future: Lucy’s mood was one of deep depression.2the (Great) Depression the period during the 1930s when there was not much business activity and not many jobs3[countable, uncountable] a long period during which there is very little business activity and a lot of people do not have jobs → recession: the devastating effects of economic depression4[countable] a part of a surface that is lower than the other parts: depressions in the ground5[countable] technical a mass of air under low pressure, that usually causes rain
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