Depress
[ di'pres ]
第4级
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vt. 压下，压低;使沮丧;使萧条;使跌价;
📝 例句
Some medicines depress the action of the heart.
有些药物会减弱心脏的功能。
I'd only depress you, reminding you of your lost love.
我只会惹得你伤心，教你想起你失去的心上人。
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。
When business is depressed, there is usually an increase in unemployment.
商业不景气,失业率往往会随之上升。
Rainy weather always depresses me.
雨天总会使我心情抑郁。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ oppress-压抑,depress-使沮丧:受压抑的人很沮丧
※ de-拼音“德”,press-压力:在德国人的压力下,他很沮丧
※de-前缀“向下、完全、除去”, press-词根“压、按”:向下压你,使你很使沮丧
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
🔤 词根
de-表示“下”
📖 牛津释义
depress
v[Tn]
1 make (sb) sad and without enthusiasm 使（某人）忧愁, 消沉, 沮丧
Wet weather always depresses me. 我在阴雨天总是心灰意懒.
2 press, push or pull (sth) down 将（某物）压下, 推下, 拉下
depress a lever, a piano key, a button, etc 压杠杆、 按钢琴键、 按钮.
3 make (esp trade) less active 使（尤指贸易）不活跃, 不景气, 萧条
depress a market 使市场萧条
depress sales 使销售额下降
A rise in oil prices depresses the car market. 油价上涨导致汽车市场不景气.
🎯 考研助记
press(压): com(强调)+press(压):一再的压即 压缩 de(向下)+press(压):-降低- 沮丧 ex(向外)+press(压): 表达 im(=in里面)+press(压):往里压留 印象 op(反)+press(压): 压迫
🔁 扩展释义
*[di'pres]vt. 使沮丧, 压低, 降低, 使萧条【化】 推下
🏥 医学释义
①压下 ②降低，减压
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📖 同为「博士」词汇
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What a delicious supper! Next time you must come to us.
多好吃的一顿饭呀！下次你要到我们家作客啊！
No, Jeanne, I wasn't ill. I know I look older than my age now. That's because of hard work-ten years of hard work.
没病，让娜，我没生过病。我知道我看上去比我的年纪要大些，那是因为劳累的缘故--10年的劳累呀！
Can you ring up the bus company?
你能给汽车公司打个电话吗？