及物动词

1. 使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉
If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.

2. 降低;减少
If something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.

1. lessen the activity or force of

e.g. The rising inflation depressed the economy

2. press down

e.g. Depress the space key

Synonym: press down

3. cause to drop or sink

e.g. The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir

Synonym: lower

4. lower someone's spirits
make downhearted

e.g. These news depressed her
The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her

Synonym: dejectcast downget downdismaydispiritdemoralizedemoralise

5. lower (prices or markets)

e.g. The glut of oil depressed gas prices