| 释义 |
depress /di-presˈ/ transitive verb- To press down
- To let down
- To lower
- To cause to sink
- To humble
- To make subject
- To dispirit, deject or cast a gloom over
ORIGIN: L dēprimere, -pressum, from dē down, and premere to press depressˈant noun - Anything that lowers activity or spirits
- A sedative
- A chemical that causes a mineral to sink in flotation (mining)
adjective (esp of drugs) lowering activity or spirits depressedˈ adjective - Pressed down
- Lowered
- Flattened or slightly hollowed
- Humbled
- Dejected
- Dispirited
- Suffering from clinical depression (medicine)
- (of a market, trade, etc) reduced, not flourishing
depressˈible adjective depressˈing adjective Able or tending to depress, esp in spirits depressˈingly adverb depression /di-preshˈən/ noun - A falling in or sinking
- A lowering (eg of vital functions, or of vitality)
- A region of low barometric pressure, a cyclone
- A hollow
- A state of deep dejection and a pervasive feeling of helplessness, together with apathy and loss of self-esteem, causing retardation of thought and body functions (medicine)
- A condition of reduced trade activity and prosperity
- (with the and cap) the period of worldwide economic depression from 1929 to 1934
depressˈive adjective - Tending to depress
- (of a person) suffering from periods of depression (medicine)
noun (medicine)A person suffering from periods of depression depressˈor noun - An oppressor
- Something that lowers activity
- A muscle that draws down
- A surgical instrument for pressing down
depressed area noun A region suffering from reduced trade, and often consequently one of specially heavy unemployment, poor housing, etc |