depress
使沮丧
常用释义
英音[ dɪˈpres ]
美音[ dɪˈpres ]
变形
第三人称单数:
depresses
现在分词:
depressing
过去式:
depressed
过去分词:
depressed
基本释义
- v. 使抑郁，使沮丧；降低，抑制；使萧条，使不景气；按下，压下
考试频率
四级
考频：近五年出现1次
- v. 使降低; 使减少
六级
考频：近五年出现2次
- v. 使沮丧
例句
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1·Subsidies allow growers to undercut competitors and depress world prices.补贴使得种植者能以低于竞争对手的价格出售并压低世界价格。来源: 《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
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2·The atmosphere began to depress me.气氛开始使我感到压抑。
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3·Runaway inflation will depress the economy.无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。
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4·Discharging it may depress growth for years.消化它可能多年抑制增长。
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5·Third, expensive premiums depress workers’ wages.第三，高额的保费拉低了工人工资。
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6·Men easily get depress and there are more men admitted in mental asylums.男人则容易沮丧，因而有较多的男人患有精神病。
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7·Others—it is feared—displace local skills and depress wages at the bottom.另一些人——让人们担心——不但替换了当地技艺，而且压低了底层职业的工资水平。
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8·The downward spiral in confidence is likely to depress growth even further.市场信心的下滑可能会进一步拖累经济增长。
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9·Unhappiness does not only depress your mood, it also negatively affects your health.忧虑不仅让你心情沮丧，也损害你的健康。
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10·That would mean shifting more costs into Australian operations to depress reported profits.这将意味着这些公司将花费更多的成本到澳大利亚业务中去压低他们报告的收益。
同义词
vt.
压低；使沮丧；使萧条
同根词
词根：
depress
depressed
adj
沮丧的；萧条的；压低的
depressing
adj
压抑的；使人沮丧的
depressive
adj
抑郁的；压抑的
depressible
adj
可抑压的
depressingly
adv
郁闷地；抑压地
depression
n
沮丧；洼地；不景气；忧愁
depressor
n
抑压者；抑压物；压板；降肌
depressed
v
使沮丧；使萧条（depress的过去式和过去分词形式）；压低
词语辨析
depress/discourage/dishearten.导航词义：使沮丧
depress:v. 使沮丧，使抑郁.指使人心情不好、不高兴。
Losing his job really depressed him.
丢了工作让他很沮丧。
That book depressed him.
那本书让他看得心情郁闷。
discourage:v. 使泄气，使灰心.指使人失去信心或泄气，常可与 demoralize 换用。
Don't let one failure discourage/demoralize you! You can do it!
别失败一次就灰心！你能行的！
She is easily discouraged/demoralized by obstacles.
她一遇到阻碍就泄气。
dishearten:v. 使沮丧，使灰心.较正式用词，指使人失去希望和信心。
Don't let the defeat dishearten you! Remember that Rome was not built in a day.
不要因为失败而灰心！要知道成功不是一蹴而就的。