英:[dɪˈpres]
美:[dɪˈpres]
英:[dɪˈpres]
美:[dɪˈpres]
de·press
dih pres
第三人称单数:depresses
现在分词:depressing
过去式:depressed
过去分词:depressed
depressible (adj.), depressingly (adv.)
词根:depress
adj.depressed 沮丧的;萧条的;压低的
depressing 压抑的;使人沮丧的
depressive 抑郁的;压抑的
depressible 可抑压的
adv.depressingly 郁闷地;抑压地
n.depression 沮丧;洼地;不景气;忧愁
depressor 抑压者;抑压物;压板;降肌
v.depressed 使沮丧;使萧条(depress的过去式和过去分词形式);压低
Verb
1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted;
"These news depressed her"
"The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
2. lower (prices or markets);
"The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
3. cause to drop or sink;
"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
4. press down;
"Depress the space key"
5. lessen the activity or force of;
"The rising inflation depressed the economy"
14世纪晚期,“用武力压制,征服”,现已过时,源自古法语 depresser “按下,降低”,源自晚期拉丁语 depressare,是拉丁语 deprimere 的频率动词,意为“按下”,由 de “向下”(见 de-)和 premere “按,紧握,覆盖,拥挤,压缩”组成(源自 PIE 词根 *per-(4)“打击”)。
“物理上向下推动,按下或向下移动”的意思始于15世纪初; “使沮丧,使忧郁,降低情绪”的意思始于1620年代; 经济学上“降低价值”的意思始于1878年。
下压
Middle English, from Middle French depresser, from Latin depressus, past participle of deprimere to press down, from de- + premere to press — more at press
The first known use of depress was in the 14th century
depriveverb
to take something away from
deprive a ruler of power
to stop from having something
deprived of sleep by street noises
depressurizeverb
to release (as an aircraft with near-normal atmospheric pressure) from pressure
depressurizeverb
to release (as an aircraft with near-normal atmospheric pressure) from pressure
depressornoun
one that depressesespecially: a device for pressing a part (as the tongue) down or aside
depressverb
to press down
to cause to sink to a lower position
to lessen the activity or strength of
sadden, discourage
to lessen in price or value : depreciate
depressedadjective
low in spirits : sad
suffering from mental depression
suffering from economic depression
depressantnoun
a substance (as a drug) that reduces the activity of bodily systems
depressantnoun
a substance (as a drug) that reduces the activity of bodily systems
depressverb
to press down
to cause to sink to a lower position
to lessen the activity or strength of
sadden, discourage
to lessen in price or value : depreciate
depresstransitive verb
to diminish the activity, strength, or yield of
able to depress irritability of the heart muscle by the use of such a drug as procaine
to lower in spirit or mood
1 Over time, though, Squire saw Hulbert grow depressed, and says he urged him to stop doing executions.
2 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。
3 Today I have nothing but dismal and depressing news to report.
4 Two times I got very depressed and sad because I couldn’t take care of myself as a man.
5 I did this by depressing the brake pedal very carefully and very slowly.
6 They were the most depressing group of people Yossarian had ever been with.
7 Erin’s parents are wearing depressing old sweat suits.
8 When it did, I yelled out that we needed an order of large fries, and then I depressed the clutch and turned the car on again.
9 Foreclosures tend to depress housing values for entire neighborhoods, and lower assessed values mean lower tax receipts.
丧失住房赎回权一般会降低整个地区的房屋价值,而房屋评估价值降低就意味着房产税减少。
10 She didn’t understand how such a lonely, depressed spirit could produce a horn of plenty that shot out pineapples and birthday cakes.
11 Vincent has assured him that he is fine, that he is not depressed, and that there would be no reason for him to be.
12 “I couldn’t think very clearly. There were too many things to think about, Mother. I was too depressed to think.”
13 “Yes,” Thomas said, hoping his expression didn’t give away just how depressed he felt.
14 The depressing sound of the pattering rain nearly drove them mad.
15 It had grown increasingly more difficult and depressing to check up on the people on his list.
16 Derek wasn’t eating and Moms asked him how he felt and he said depressed.
17 Returning to Detroit from bright climes usually depressed me.
18 Four, five, six times I pulled the rope with the same depressing result.
19 “This kind of conversation depresses me more than you could possibly imagine,” the young man told him.
20 I even think depression is caused by thinking about things that depress you.
2 衰退
declining impotent obsolescent netherward downward downwards failure decline lag decay regression downturn degeneration atrophy obsolescence declination downbeat turndown declension involution retrogression retrogradation go fall flag fade erode ebb dwindle wither languish molder retrogress reduce damp off
5 抑制
stay brake constraint curb restraint suppression inhibition containment strangulation countercheck control hold check contain fight pocket arrest govern dam swallow suppress squash choke inhibit withhold restrain constrain leash baffle stifle quench smother subdue strangle repress quell constrict mortify put a damper on bottle up inhibitory suppressive bit oppression repression bridle jamming subdual tutor refrain help press possess spike poison throttle conquer tame cork rein dampen crucify gulp halter subjugate vanquish forbear bate obtund throttlehold baffling repressive coercive back wrap lid damp disincentive continence kibosh arrestation keep stop rule command trap sink spare cushion temper deter detain hamper repel opiate coerce snub muffle fetter chasten strangulate embar keep in check bring under set a bridle on cast a damper on bring under control keep under fight down gear down hold in get under
7 萧条
flat depressed slack wintry depressant winterly depression recession stagnation flatness stagnancy weak dull recessionary pan doldrums slow languid slump stagnate dead subdued slacken quiet stale sluggish stagnant scarcity
10 消沉
despondent doldrums slump collapse sag droop demoralize depressed down-hearted depression low flaccid chill damp mope burn-out dampen downbeat depressive depressant dyspeptic down spleen despond mulligrubs sink
11 使沮丧
chill sink freeze dash discourage damp wilt dampen dishearten unnerve dispirit deject cheese choke flatten pike prostrate brown off dish disappoint deter gloom demoralize take the starch out of oppress appal root bring low get a down cast down frustrate ruffle embitter get down put a damper on weigh on weigh down pour dismay quail
13 使跌价
14 衰弱
shaky worn-out withered emaciate effete enervated doddered adynamic down labefaction tabefaction waste decline collapse weakness breakdown relaxation sinking impotence infirmity prostration debility marasmus wear fail sink pine wither languish droop bate reduce sap wilt prostrate debilitate enervate enfeeble unstring etiolate devitalize
15 使灰心丧气
16 降价
17 抑郁
heavy oppressive depressive surly glum downhearted splenetic low-spirited blah spleen megrim depressed moody subdued depression
20 使萧条
21 不景气
slow flat slack stagnant recession slump stagnate depressed ailing uneconomic dull run-down depression hard dead bust flatness downdraft
22 失去信心
23 使失去信心
24 减少
depleted shrunken fall cut decrease reduction squeeze moderation depletion cutback slippage diminution falling-off lose reduce decline clip lower drain trim chop diminish lessen counteract curtail dwindle pare abate attenuate foreshorten ease off whittle down go down fall off cut back drop off cut down step down ease up draw down slim down low down drop dip remission fall-off sink buffer shrink lighten sag lop off whittle away drop away bring down fall back take away from fall away shave off make a dent in scale down downturn slowdown drop-off ebb attrition abatement downswing slow thin slide slice deplete erode shrivel slack off roll back
25 压低
29 按下
31 降低
caducous depression debasement falling-off degression fall tumble recede reduce lower sink abate muffle debase abase reduced downgrade weakening slide decrease slip weaken lessen lapse slacken drop modify minimize impair mute push down scale back scale down cut reduction slippage diminution decline drain compromise diminish alloy degrade dwindle attenuate go down come down bring down put down fall off step down down fall-off lose ease chop dilute whittle away roll back fall back let down depreciation break limit slow clip descend deflate force down cut down drive down fall away flatten out derogatory degradation lowering drawdown write-down derogation Leblang dip deteriorate damp dampen deaden disrate
32 沮丧
die-away blue depressed frustrated prostrate dejected glum discouraged cheerless dispirited spiritless downhearted desponding sackless chapfallen dumpish mournfully dejectedly despondently depression chill blues discouragement prostration despondency dejection blueness abjection sink wilt despond freeze dash discourage damp dampen dishearten unnerve dispirit deject blue devils give the pip pour cold water on pour cold water over throw cold water on throw cold water over black dog cold feet melancholy gloomy depressive despondent broody downcast heartsick frustration disappointment let-down frustrate flatten lose courage down in the mouth browned-off Down emotional broken dismal sombre choked dismally gloomily dispiritedly sombrely sombreness cast down low heavy poor seedy melancholic droopy heavy-hearted low-spirited oppression dismay gloom mope hypochondria megrim dish disappoint deter demoralize look down out of spirits lose spirits be cast down out of heart take the starch out of under hatches look blue chap-fallen flat rough beaten crestfallen dumps doldrums horror comedown cafard oppress appal root piss droop bring low get a down in a funk the dismals disappointed frayed disconsolate heartbreak letdown embitter be in a funk get down weigh down down upset rueful ruffle down in the dumps be cast down by put a damper on bleak disheartened flag on a downer weigh on disappointing hipped heavily hump katzenjammer exanimation quail pour blue funk
34 郁郁不乐的
35 忧郁
atrabiliar down blue yellow funky rhino bleak feral melancholy dismal gloomy morbid somber melancholic downbeat glum rosewater joyless dumpy hipped doleful humpy disconsolate atrabilious adust tristful bringdown hippish dumpish heavy mokers blues doldrums dumps mulligrubs depression hip dump blah oppression hump spleen gloom blackness sullen mope dejection blueness dinge megrim darken overcloud cloud vapor off feed
36 镇压
repressive crush oppression suppression repression crackdown suppress squash scotch stifle subdue unzip snuff repress quell quash dragoon squelch bring under hold under crack down on get under
37 使消沉
38 悲惨的
direful SAD tragic unhappy miserable unlucky dismal wretched desolate woeful forlorn squalid lamentable cheerless
39 悲惨
direful SAD tragic unhappy miserable unlucky dismal wretched desolate woeful forlorn squalid lamentable cheerless desolation
40 跌价
41 使衰弱
reduce waste sink collapse sap wilt wither prostrate debilitate emaciate enervate enfeeble unstring etiolate devitalize
42 不繁荣