depress[di'pres]
汉语翻译
vt. 使沮丧, 压低, 降低, 使萧条
【化】 推下
词型变化
形容词:depressible 动词过去式:depressed 过去分词:depressed 现在分词:depressing 第三人称单数:depresses
英语解释
动词 depress:
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted同义词:deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
- lower (prices or markets)
- cause to drop or sink同义词:lower
- press down同义词:press down
- lessen the activity or force of
例句
- I feel depressed.我感到沮丧。
- He was depressed by his defeat.失败让他沮丧。
- The threat of war has depressed business activity.战争的威胁使经济萧条。
- 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。
- Depress this button to rewind the tape.按下这个按钮倒带。
详细解释
de.press
v.tr.(及物动词)
de.pressed,
de.press.ing,
de.press.es To lower in spirits; deject.使沮丧,使灰心:沮丧,情绪低落;使气馁
To cause to drop or sink; lower:使消沉,使沉落:使掉下,使沉没;使降低:例句:The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.干旱使水库的水面降低
To press down:(正式)压下,压:压下:例句:Depress the space bar on a typewriter.按下打字机上的空格键
To lessen the activity or force of; weaken:削弱:降低积极性或力量;使虚弱:例句:feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.担心不断上升的通货膨胀会进一步削弱经济
To lower prices in (a stock market).使跌价:(在股票市场中)降低价格
来源:Middle English
depressen [to push down] 中古英语
depressen [压下] from Old French
depresser 源自 古法语
depresser from Latin
dôprimere dôpress- 源自 拉丁语
dôprimere dôpress-
dô- [de-]
dô- [前缀,表.降低.]
premere [to press] * see per- 4
premere [压] *参见 per- 4
【引伸】
depress.ibleadj.(形容词)