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depress是什么意思，depress怎么读

depress基本信息

读法：英 [dɪ"pres] 美 [dɪ"prɛs]

释义：

  • vt. 压抑；使沮丧；使萧条

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    英英释义

    Verb:

  • lower someone"s spirits; make downhearted;"These news depressed her"
    "The bad state of her child"s health demoralizes her"
  • 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"
  • press down;"Depress the space key"
  • lessen the activity or force of;"The rising inflation depressed the economy"

    • 中英词源

    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
    depress: see press
    depress (v.)
    early 14c., "put down by force," from Old French depresser, from Late Latin depressare, frequentative of Latin deprimere "press down," from de- "down" (see de-) + premere "to press" (see press (v.1)). Meaning "push down physically" is from early 15c.; that of "deject, make gloomy" is from 1620s; economic sense of "lower in value" is from 1878. Related: Depressed; depressing.

    词态变化

    第三人称单数 depresses;
    过去式 depressed;
    过去分词 depressed;
    现在分词 depressing;
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    权威造句

    1. The rainy days always depress me.
    雨天总是使我沮丧.

    来自《现代英汉综合大词典》

    2. I know he is too optimistic but I don"t want to depress him.
    我知道他太过乐观了，但我不想令他灰心丧气。

    来自柯林斯例句

    3. 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.

    来自辞典例句

    4. Small doses depress salivary and bronchial secretion and sweating.
    小剂量可抑制唾液分泌、支气管分泌及出汗.

    来自辞典例句

    5. Some medicines depress the action of the heart.
    有些药物会减弱心脏的功能.

    来自辞典例句

    近反义词

  • sadden (使)黯淡
  • dishearten 使沮丧
  • lower 低的
  • discourage 阻碍
  • reduce 减少
  • demoralize 使士气低落
  • dampen (使)潮湿
  • deject <古>垂头丧气的...
  • sink 下沉
  • lessen 减少
  • weaken 使 ... 弱，削弱...
  • dispirit 使沮丧
  • press down 压，垫，把…按下去...
  • slow down 减速
  • decrease 减少
  • push down 下推
  • press 按
  • push 推
  • move downward 下跌
  • darken 变暗
  • deflate 放气
  • oppress 使烦恼
  • cloud 云
  • raise 上升
  • demoralise 使堕落
  • dismay 沮丧
  • get down 下来
  • cast down 扔掉

    • 相似短语

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    • 单词分析

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