| 单词 | depress |
| 释义 | depress (once / 247 pages) v Depress means to lessen the activity or power of something. If you want to depress the spread of poverty, you need to find ways to slow it down, like by bringing education and skill-building resources into the poorest communities. The word depress comes from the Old French word depresser, meaning "put down by force." Depress can be used literally to describe something you push down, like when you depress the handle on a toaster to lower the bread. It can also describe a more figurative lowering, such as the lowering of a person's emotional state. Attending a funeral is likely to depress you, and watching a sad movie afterwards will just sink your spirits even more. WORD FAMILYdepress: depressant, depressed, depresses, depressing, depression, depressive, depressor+/antidepressant: antidepressants/depressant: antidepressant, depressants/depressed: depressedly/depressing: depressingly/depression: depressions/depressive: depressives/depressor: depressors USAGE EXAMPLESFriends with recent pneumonia experience confirmed this rather depressing outlook. Washington Post(Dec 30, 2016) Suddenly Depressed: I don’t think this is silly at all, and I also believe it’s more common than you may realize. Washington Post(Dec 29, 2016) “Then I put on their special teams, and I got more depressed.” Seattle Times(Dec 30, 2016) 1v press down Depress the space key Syn|Hyper press down displace, move cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense 2v cause to drop or sink The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir Syn|Hyper lower alter, change, modify cause to change; make different; cause a transformation 3v lessen the activity or force of The rising inflation depressed the economy Hyper weaken lessen the strength of 4v lower (prices or markets) The glut of oil depressed gas prices Hyper bring down, get down, let down, lower, take down move something or somebody to a lower position 5v lower someone's spirits; make downhearted These news depressed her Syn|Ant|Hypo|Hyper cast down, deject, demoralise, demoralize, dismay, dispirit, get down elate, intoxicate, lift up, pick up, uplift fill with high spirits; fill with optimism chill depress or discourage discourage deprive of courage or hope; take away hope from; cause to feel discouraged |
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