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depress vt.使沮丧；压下；使萧条；降低；压抑 (1) 想到还需重新考试，我就感到沮丧。(2) 雨天总是使我沮丧。(3) 按下这个按钮倒带。(4) 你压下一个风琴键，就会听到一个音符响。(5) 战争的威胁使经济萧条。(6) 无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。(7) 高利率可以降低股票价格。(8) 大量失业是否降低了工资?(9) 压抑内心的悲痛不好。 The word depress comes from the Old French word depresser, meaning "put down by force." Depress can be used literally to describe something you push down, like when you depress the handle on a toaster to lower the bread. It can also describe a more figurative lowering, such as the lowering of a person's emotional state. Attending a funeral is likely to depress you, and watching a sad movie afterwards will just sink your spirits even more.

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英 [dɪ'pres] 美 [dɪ'pres] (1) The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me.(2) The rainy days always depress me.(3) Depress this button to rewind the tape.(4) When you depress a key of an organ, a note is sounded.(5) The threat of war has depressed business activity.(6) Runaway inflation will depress the economy.(7) High interest rates may depress share prices.(8) Does mass unemployment depress the wages?(9) It's bad to depress your sorrow. Depress means to lessen the activity or power of something. If you want to depress the spread of poverty, you need to find ways to slow it down, like by bringing education and skill-building resources into the poorest communities. 1[VERB 动词]使抑郁；使沮丧；使消沉 If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.   [V n]I must admit the state of the country depresses me...我必须承认国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him.我知道他太过乐观了，但我不想令他灰心丧气。2[VERB 动词]降低；减少 If something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.   [V n]The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.美元走强导致销售额下降。

英语单词	depress
英美音标	英 [dɪ'pres] 美 [dɪ'pres]
中文释义	vt.使沮丧；压下；使萧条；降低；压抑
英语例句	(1) The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me. (2) The rainy days always depress me. (3) Depress this button to rewind the tape. (4) When you depress a key of an organ, a note is sounded. (5) The threat of war has depressed business activity. (6) Runaway inflation will depress the economy. (7) High interest rates may depress share prices. (8) Does mass unemployment depress the wages? (9) It's bad to depress your sorrow.
中文例句	(1) 想到还需重新考试，我就感到沮丧。 (2) 雨天总是使我沮丧。 (3) 按下这个按钮倒带。 (4) 你压下一个风琴键，就会听到一个音符响。 (5) 战争的威胁使经济萧条。 (6) 无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。 (7) 高利率可以降低股票价格。 (8) 大量失业是否降低了工资? (9) 压抑内心的悲痛不好。
vocabulary简明	Depress means to lessen the activity or power of something. If you want to depress the spread of poverty, you need to find ways to slow it down, like by bringing education and skill-building resources into the poorest communities.
vocabulary扩展	The word depress comes from the Old French word depresser, meaning "put down by force." Depress can be used literally to describe something you push down, like when you depress the handle on a toaster to lower the bread. It can also describe a more figurative lowering, such as the lowering of a person's emotional state. Attending a funeral is likely to depress you, and watching a sad movie afterwards will just sink your spirits even more.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]使抑郁；使沮丧；使消沉 If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed. [V n] I must admit the state of the country depresses me... 我必须承认国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。 I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him. 我知道他太过乐观了，但我不想令他灰心丧气。 2 [VERB 动词]降低；减少 If something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less. [V n] The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales. 美元走强导致销售额下降。

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