Depress

[dɪ'pres] or [dɪ'prɛs]

解释:

(verb.) lessen the activity or force of; 'The rising inflation depressed the economy'.

(verb.) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; 'These news depressed her'; 'The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her'.

(verb.) lower (prices or markets); 'The glut of oil depressed gas prices'.

彻姬塔编辑--From WordNet

解释:

(v. t.) To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.

(v. t.) To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.

(v. t.) To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed.

(v. t.) To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc.

(v. t.) To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate.

(v. t.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

(a.) Having the middle lower than the border; concave.

录入:卡利

同义词及近义词：

v. a. [1]. Lower, detrude, drop, sink, bow, reduce, press down, let down, let fall, cast down, bring down.[2]. Degrade, humble, disgrace, humiliate, debase, abase, abash, bring low, take down.[3]. Discourage, dishearten, dispirit, deject, damp, dampen, chill, make sad, make despondent.[4]. Make dull (as trade).

整理:普雷斯利

同义词及反义词：

[See ELEVATE]

手打:波莱特

解释:

v.t. to press down: to let down: to lower: to humble: to make subject: to dispirit or cast a gloom over.—n. Depres′sant (med.) a sedative.—p.adj. Depressed′ pressed down: lowered: humbled: dejected: dispirited.—adj. Depres′sing able or tending to depress.—adv. Depres′singly.—ns. Depres′sion a falling in or sinking: a lowering: a fall of the barometer: a hollow: abasement: dejection; Depres′sor an oppressor: a muscle that draws down: a surgical instrument for squeezing down a soft part.

编辑:罗比