1 to make sb unhappy and without hope or enthusiasm 使不快乐;使灰心;使失去热情:
The thought of going to work tomorrow really depresses me.我一想起明天要上班就十分沮丧。
2 (used about business) to cause sth to become less successful (指商业)使不景气,使萧条:
The reduction in the number of tourists has depressed local trade.游客人数下降已使本地生意变得萧条。
3 (formal 正式) to press sth down on a machine, etc 按下;压下:
To switch off the machine, depress the lever.要关机器,按下这杠杆。 ➔depressingadjThe thought of growing old alone is very depressing.想到孤孤单单地老起来令人十分沮丧。 ➔depressinglyadv
depress/dIˋprɛs; dIˈpres/v [T] 1 to make someone feel very unhappy 使沮丧﹔使忧愁: His films depress me. 他的电影都令我沮丧。2 to reduce the value of something, or make something less successful 降低〔价值〕﹔使〔某事物〕不景气: The bad weather has depressed sales. 天气不好使销售额下降了。A war will depress the global economy. 战争会使全球经济不景气。