depress
音標[di'pres] 讀音漢語翻譯
vt. 使沮喪, 壓低, 降低, 使蕭條
【化】 推下
詞型變化:
形容詞:depressible 動詞過去式:depressed 過去分詞:depressed 現在分詞:depressing 第三人稱單數:depresses英文解釋:
動詞 depress:
- lower someone's spirits; make downhearted同義詞:deject, cast down, get down, dismay, dispirit, demoralize, demoralise
- lower (prices or markets)
- cause to drop or sink同義詞:lower
- press down同義詞:press down
- lessen the activity or force of
例句:
- I feel depressed.我感到沮喪。
- He was depressed by his defeat.失敗讓他沮喪。
- The threat of war has depressed business activity.戰爭的威脅使經濟蕭條。
- The thought of having to take the exam again depressed me.想到還需重新考試,我就感到沮喪。
- Depress this button to rewind the tape.按下這個按鈕倒帶。
詳細解釋:
de.press
v.tr.(及物動詞)de.pressed,de.press.ing,de.press.es To lower in spirits; deject.使沮喪,使灰心:沮喪,情緒低落;使氣餒
To cause to drop or sink; lower:使消沉,使沉落:使掉下,使沉沒;使降低:例句:The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.乾旱使水庫的水面降低
To press down:(正式)壓下,壓:壓下:例句:Depress the space bar on a typewriter.按下打字機上的空格鍵
To lessen the activity or force of; weaken:削弱:降低積極性或力量;使虛弱:例句:feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.擔心不斷上升的通貨膨脹會進一步削弱經濟
To lower prices in (a stock market).使跌價:(在股票市場中)降低價格
來源:Middle English depressen [to push down] 中古英文 depressen [壓下] from Old French depresser 源自 古法文 depresser from Latin dôprimere dôpress- 源自 拉丁語 dôprimere dôpress- dô- [de-] dô- [前綴,表.降低.] premere [to press] * see per- 4premere [壓] *參見 per- 4
【引伸】
depress.ible
adj.(形容詞)
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