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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Then I'll water them to stop the soil getting too dry.
然后，我还要给它们浇水，以免土壤变得太干燥。
Shooting. Do you like shooting?
射击。你喜欢射击吗？
Bob tries another pop star. This time he has more difficulty in getting through.
鲍勃试着想请另一个流行歌星。但这次电话比较难打通。