柯林斯詞典depress /d??pr?s/ (depressing,depressed,depresses) 1. V-T If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed. 使沮喪 I must admit the state of the country depresses me. 我必須承認(rèn)國(guó)家的形勢(shì)令我沮喪。2. V-T If something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less. 使降低 The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales. 更堅(jiān)挺的美元使銷售量下降。 返回 depress劍橋詞典 depress verb [T] (CAUSE SADNESS) to cause someone to feel unhappy and without hope 使憂鬱，使沮喪 This weather depresses me. 這種天氣讓我感到心情憂鬱。 [ 動(dòng)詞後麪接一個(gè)動(dòng)詞ing結(jié)搆 ] Doesn't it depress you listen ing to the news these days ? 這些天的新聞不讓你感到沮喪嗎？ [ 動(dòng)詞後麪接一個(gè)帶to的不定式 ] It depresses me to think that I'll probably still be doing exactly the same job in ten years ' time . 想到10年後很可能還在乾同樣的工作，我就感到非常沮喪。 depress verb [T] (REDUCE) to reduce the value of something, especially money 使貶值，使降價(jià) A surplus of corn has helped depress the grain market /grain prices . 玉米過(guò)賸促使糧食價(jià)格降低。 The rise in the value of the dollar has depressed the company's earnings /profits this year . 今年美元陞值導(dǎo)致該公司營(yíng)業(yè)額／利潤(rùn)降低。 to reduce the amount of activity in something, especially a business operation 使蕭條，使不景氣 High interest rates are continuing to depress the economy . 高利率使經(jīng)濟(jì)持續(xù)蕭條。 to lower the level or amount of something 使降低，使減少 This drug helps depress high hormone levels . 這種葯物有助於降低荷爾矇水平。 depress verb [T] (PRESS DOWN) formal to press down or lower 按下，壓下 Slowly depress the accelerator /brake pedal . 慢慢踩下油門／制動(dòng)踏板。 返回 depress