depress

动词 depress:

1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
   同义词：deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
2. lower (prices or markets)
3. cause to drop or sink
   同义词：lower
4. press down
   同义词：press down
5. lessen the activity or force of

1. I feel depressed.
   我感到沮丧。
2. He was depressed by his defeat.
   失败让他沮丧。
3. The threat of war has depressed business activity.
   战争的威胁使经济萧条。
4. 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。
5. Depress this button to rewind the tape.
   按下这个按钮倒带。

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）