depressing

动词 depress:

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

形容词 depressing:

1. causing dejection
   同义词：blue, dark, dingy, disconsolate, dismal, dispiriting, gloomy, grim, sorry, drab, drear, dreary
2. causing or suggestive of sorrow or gloom
   同义词：depressive, gloomy, saddening

1. The test results were very depressing.
   试验的结果令人很失。
2. A machine designed to product print-like text on paper or similar material as a result of an operator manually depressing keys consecutively on a keyboard.
   一种机器，操作员连续按动键盘上的键时，在纸上或类似的材料上产生类似印刷的正文。
3. Into all the depressing details; suffice it to say that the whole affair was an utter disaster.
   我不必细说那些让人听了难受的事，只说一句就够了，整件事是个惨祸。
4. His pessimism has the effect of depressing everyone.
   他的悲观情绪感染得大家情绪低落。

de.press.ing

adj.（形容词）
Causing especially emotional depression.
使情绪低落的：导致（尤指情感的）低落的
Dismal; dreary:
抑郁的；阴沉的：
例句：
a week of rainy, depressing weather.
一星期多雨，阴沉的天气

【引伸】
depress.ingly
adv.（副词）