英汉词典

depresses 基本解释

v.

压下( depress的第三人称单数 )；使愁苦；降低（价格）；使跌价

双语释义

v.(动词)vt. 压下; 推下; 拉下 press, push or pull downvt. 使愁苦; 使沮丧 make sad, low in spiritsvt. 使跌价; 使萧条 cause prices to be lower

英英释义

depress[ di'pres ]

v.lower someone's spirits; make downhearted

"These news depressed her"

同义词：dejectcast downget downdismaydispiritdemoralizedemoralise

lower (prices or markets)

"The glut of oil depressed gas prices"

cause to drop or sink

"The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"

同义词：lower

press down

同义词：press down

lessen the activity or force of

"The rising inflation depressed the economy"

depresses 相关例句

词汇搭配

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• depress business商业萧条
• depress the button按下按钮
• depress the car market使汽车市场不景气
• depress one's defeat使人感到沮丧的失败
• depress the keys of the piano按下琴键
• depress news令人忧愁的消息

～+副词

• depress acutely非常苦恼
• depress drastically〔dreadfully〕极其忧愁
• depress economically经济上不景气
• depress particularly特别萧条

双语例句

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. He was depressed by his defeat.
   失败让他沮丧。
2. The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me.
   想到还需重新考试，我就感到沮丧。
3. The rainy days always depress me.
   雨天总是使我沮丧。
4. Depress this button to rewind the tape.
   按下这个按钮倒带。
5. 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。
6. The threat of war has depressed business activity.
   战争的威胁使经济萧条。
7. Runaway inflation will depress the economy.
   无法控制的通货膨胀将会使经济萧条。
8. High interest rates may depress share prices.
   高利率可以降低股票价格。
9. Does mass unemployment depress the wages?
   大量失业是否降低了工资?
10. It's bad to depress your sorrow.
    压抑内心的悲痛不好。

权威例句

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Stress depresses interferon production by leukocytes concomitant with a decrease in natural killer cell activity
Estrogen treatment prevents osteopenia and depresses bone turnover in ovariectomized rats.
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