音标:[di'pres] ; 柯林斯词典等级:1 级; 牛津三千核心词汇;
vt. 使沮丧, 压低, 降低, 使萧条
[化] 推下
v. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
v. lower (prices or markets)
v. lessen the activity or force of
词型变化:过去式 : depressed ; 第三人称单数 : depresses ; 过去分词 : depressed ; 现在分词 : depressing
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depress的用法和样例:

例句

用作及物动词(vt.)
  1. He was depressed by his defeat.失败让他沮丧。
  2. The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me.想到还需重新考试,我就感到沮丧。
  3. The rainy days always depress me.雨天总是使我沮丧。
  4. Depress this button to rewind the tape.按下这个按钮倒带。
  5. When you depress a key of an organ, a note is sounded.你压下一个风琴键,就会听到一个音符响。
  6. The threat of war has depressed business activity.战争的威胁使经济萧条。
  7. Runaway inflation will depress the economy.无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。
  8. High interest rates may depress share prices.高利率可以降低股票价格。
  9. Does mass unemployment depress the wages?大量失业是否降低了工资?
  10. It's bad to depress your sorrow.压抑内心的悲痛不好。

常见句型

用作动词(v.)
用作及物动词S+~+ n./pron.
  1. The little girl depressed the button.这个小女孩按下按钮。
  2. He depressed the keys of the piano with all of his feeling.他带着所有的情感按下琴键。
  3. Bad weather depresses me.坏天气使我感到郁闷。
  4. His defeat in the last cross-country race depressed him.他在上一次越野赛中的失败使他感到沮丧。
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  6. When the business is depressed, there is usually an increase in unemployment.当商业萧条时,通常失业就会增加。
  7. His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
其他
  1. The newspaper is full of depressing news.报纸上尽是令人忧愁的消息。

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)
~+名词
  • depress business商业萧条
  • depress the button按下按钮
  • depress the car market使汽车市场不景气
  • depress one's defeat使人感到沮丧的失败
  • depress the keys of the piano按下琴键
  • depress news令人忧愁的消息
~+副词
  • depress acutely非常苦恼
  • depress drastically〔dreadfully〕极其忧愁
  • depress economically经济上不景气
  • depress particularly特别萧条

经典引文

  • The steel balls..were trapped in grooves until you depressed a..plunger.

    出自:C. Milne
  • The weight of the ice-age glaciers depressed the whole Scandinavian area.

    出自:F. Hoyle
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