单词 | depress |
释义 | depress[di'pres]vt. 使沮丧, 压低, 降低, 使萧条【化】 推下 depress de.press AHD: [d¹-prµs“] D.J. [d!6pres]K.K. [d!6prWs]v.tr.(及物动词) de.pressed,de.press.ing,de.press.es 1. To lower in spirits; deject.使沮丧,使灰心:沮丧,情绪低落;使气馁2. To cause to drop or sink; lower:使消沉,使沉落:使掉下,使沉没;使降低:The drought depressed the water level in the reservoirs.干旱使水库的水面降低3. To press down:(正式)压下,压:压下:Depress the space bar on a typewriter.按下打字机上的空格键4. To lessen the activity or force of; weaken:削弱:降低积极性或力量;使虚弱:feared that rising inflation would further depress the economy.担心不断上升的通货膨胀会进一步削弱经济5. To lower prices in (a stock market).使跌价:(在股票市场中)降低价格语源:1. Middle English depressen [to push down] 中古英语 depressen [压下] 2. from Old French depresser 源自 古法语 depresser 3. from Latin d¶primere d¶press- 源自 拉丁语 d¶primere d¶press- 4. d¶- [de-] d¶- [前缀,表“降低”] 5. premere [to press] * see per- 4premere [压] *参见 per- 4继承用法:depress“ible adj.(形容词) |
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