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depress 中文解釋 wordnet sense Collocation Usage Collins Definition
Verb
/diˈpres/,
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depressing, present participle; depressed, past tense; depressed, past participle; depresses, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected
    • - that first day at school depressed me
  2. Reduce the level or strength of activity in (something, esp. an economic or biological system)
    • - fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets
    • - alcohol depresses the nervous system
  3. Push or pull (something) down into a lower position
    • - depress the lever
  1. lower someone's spirits; make downhearted; "These news depressed her"; "The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her"
  2. lower (prices or markets); "The glut of oil depressed gas prices"
  3. lower: cause to drop or sink; "The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir"
  4. press down: press down; "Depress the space key"
  5. lessen the activity or force of; "The rising inflation depressed the economy"
  6. (depressing) causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy; "the economic outlook is depressing"; "something cheerless about the room"; "a moody and uncheerful person"; "an uncheerful place"
  7. To press down on; To make depressed, sad or bored; To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy
  8. v.  make sad and without enthusiasm