中英互译
depress
英 /dɪˈpres/美 /dɪˈpres/
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
第三人称单数depresses
现在分词depressing
过去式depressed
过去分词depressed
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词语例句
使抑郁,使沮丧vt.
I must admit the state of the country depresses me.
我必须承认国家的形势令我沮丧。
降低,抑制vt.
六级四级The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.
更坚挺的美元使销售量下降。
In particular, attributing poor performance to a lack of ability depresses motivation more than does the belief that lack of effort is to blame.
特别是,比起认为缺乏努力是失败的罪魁祸首,将糟糕的表现归咎于能力不足更容易抑制一个人的动力。
After the Soviet Union's collapse, "anxiety for the future" depressed birthrates in Russia and Eastern Europe.
苏联解体后,“对未来的焦虑”使得俄罗斯和东欧的人口出生率下降。
使萧条,使不景气vt.
The recession has depressed the housing market.
经济衰退导致住房市场不景气。
按下,压下vt.
The driver slowly depressed the car's brake pedal.
司机慢慢地踩下汽车的刹车踏板。
- 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。来自《柯林斯英汉双解大词典》
- The atmosphere began to depress me.气氛开始使我感到压抑。
- Runaway inflation will depress the economy.无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。
相关短语
- depress-lower降低
- depress the system压下装置
- depress price抑制价格
- Depress Wire塌丝
- depress s按下;使沮丧;压抑;降低
词语扩展
vt.
压低;使沮丧;使萧条
词义分布
压低
60.9%
压抑
39.1%
英英释义
- 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.to make you feel sad
使抑郁;使沮丧- This time of year always depresses me.每年到这个时期我总是很郁闷。
词源
- depress来自中世纪英语depressen, 来自古法语depresser, 来自拉丁语depressus, 过去分词:dēprimō("to press down"), 来自de("down") + premere("to press").
- depress使抑郁,沮丧de-, 向下。press, 压,压制。即压制,引申词义抑郁,沮丧。
- depress按下,压下;(心情)使沮丧,使消沉;(经济)使不景气,消弱词根词缀: de-向下 + -press-压