| 单词 | depress |
| 释义 | depress —depressible, adj. —depressibility, n. /di pres"/, v.t. 1. to make sad or gloomy; lower in spirits; deject; dispirit. 2. to lower in force, vigor, activity, etc.; weaken; make dull. 3. to lower in amount or value. 4. to put into a lower position: to depress the muzzle of a gun. 5. to press down. 6. Music. to lower in pitch. [1275-1325; ME depressen < AF, OF depresser < L depressus pressed down (ptp. of deprimere, equiv. to de- DE- + -primere, comb. form of premere to press); see PRESSURE] Syn. 1. dishearten, discourage, sadden. See oppress. 3. devalue, cheapen. Ant. 4. raise, elevate. |
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