depress

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vt. 使沮丧, 压低, 降低, 使萧条 [化] 推下

发音

其它 /dɪˈpɹɛs/

词形变化

depressed depresses 三单 depresses depressing deprest depressing 现在分词 depressed 过去式 depressed 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

压抑；使沮丧；使萧条

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To press down.

    Depress the upper lever to start the machine.

  2. 2.

    To make depressed, sad or bored.

    Winter depresses me.

  3. 3.

    To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

    金融

    Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.

  4. 4.

    To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).

  5. 5.

    To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

    数学

词汇关系

动词

同义词 9

lower dismay demoralize cast down deject demoralise dispirit get down press down

反义词 1

elate

上位词 10

move change lower alter weaken modify discourage displace bring down let down

下位词 4

chill acerbate embitter envenom

相关短语

depress the pole

词源

From Middle English depressen, from Old French depresser, from Latin dēpressus, perfect participle of dēprimō (“to press down, to weigh down”), from dē- (“off, away, down, out”) + premō (“to press”).

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