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.ible
adj.(形容词)