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。