单词：depresses
音标：[diˈpresiz] ；
v. 压下( depress的第三人称单数 ); 使愁苦; 降低（价格）; 使跌价
v lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
v lower (prices or markets)
v cause to drop or sink
v press down
v lessen the activity or force of
v lower (prices or markets)
v cause to drop or sink
v press down
v lessen the activity or force of
depress的用法和样例：
例句
用作及物动词(vt.)
- He was depressed by his defeat.失败让他沮丧。
- 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。
- The rainy days always depress me.雨天总是使我沮丧。
- Depress this button to rewind the tape.按下这个按钮倒带。
- 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。
- The threat of war has depressed business activity.战争的威胁使经济萧条。
- Runaway inflation will depress the economy.无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。
- High interest rates may depress share prices.高利率可以降低股票价格。
- Does mass unemployment depress the wages?大量失业是否降低了工资?
- 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.- The little girl depressed the button.这个小女孩按下按钮。
- He depressed the keys of the piano with all of his feeling.他带着所有的情感按下琴键。
- Bad weather depresses me.坏天气使我感到郁闷。
- 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。 1
- 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。
- His mother was depressed by the sad news.这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。
- 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
- 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. MilneThe weight of the ice-age glaciers depressed the whole Scandinavian area.
出自：F. Hoyle
【近义词】
- sadden(使)黯淡
- dishearten使沮丧
- lower低的
- discourage阻碍
- reduce减少
- demoralize使士气低落
- dampen(使)潮湿
- deject <古>垂头丧气的...
- sink下沉
- lessen减少
- weaken使 ... 弱，削弱...
- dispirit使沮丧
- press down压，垫，把…按下去...
- slow down减速
- decrease减少
- push down下推
- press按
- push推
- move downward下跌
- darken变暗
- deflate放气
- oppress使烦恼
- cloud云
- raise上升
- demoralise使堕落
- dismay沮丧
- get down下来
- cast down扔掉
【反义词】
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