depress 音标拼音: [dɪpr'ɛs]
vt . 使沮丧,使消沉;压下,压低;使萧条,使衰落
使沮丧,使消沈;压下,压低;使萧条,使衰落
depress v 1 :
lower someone '
s spirits ;
make downhearted ; "
These news depressed her "; "
The bad state of her child '
s health demoralizes her " [
synonym : {
depress }, {
deject }, {
cast down },
{
get down }, {
dismay }, {
dispirit }, {
demoralize },
{
demoralise }] [
ant : {
elate }, {
intoxicate }, {
lift up }, {
pick up }, {
uplift }]
2 :
lower (
prices or markets ); "
The glut of oil depressed gas prices "
3 :
cause to drop or sink ; "
The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir " [
synonym : {
lower }, {
depress }]
4 :
press down ; "
Depress the space key " [
synonym : {
press down },
{
depress }]
5 :
lessen the activity or force of ; "
The rising inflation depressed the economy "
Depress \
De *
press "\,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Depressed };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Depressing }.] [
L .
depressus ,
p .
p .
of deprimere ;
de -
premere to press .
See {
Press }.]
1 .
To press down ;
to cause to sink ;
to let fall ;
to lower ;
as ,
to depress the muzzle of a gun ;
to depress the eyes .
"
With lips depressed ." --
Tennyson .
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2 .
To bring down or humble ;
to abase ,
as pride .
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3 .
To cast a gloom upon ;
to sadden ;
as ,
his spirits were depressed .
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4 .
To lessen the activity of ;
to make dull ;
embarrass ,
as trade ,
commerce ,
etc .
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5 .
To lessen in price ;
to cause to decline in value ;
to cheapen ;
to depreciate .
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6 . (
Math .)
To reduce (
an equation )
in a lower degree .
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{
To depress the pole } (
Naut .),
to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon ,
as by sailing toward the equator .
Syn :
To sink ;
lower ;
abase ;
cast down ;
deject ;
humble ;
degrade ;
dispirit ;
discourage .
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Depress \
De *
press "\,
a . [
L .
depressus ,
p .
p .]
Having the middle lower than the border ;
concave . [
Obs .]
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If the seal be depress or hollow . --
Hammond .
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98 Moby Thesaurus words for "
depress ":
abridge ,
bear down ,
beat down ,
bring down ,
bring low ,
burden ,
cast down ,
cheapen ,
compress ,
couch ,
countersink ,
curtail ,
cut ,
cut back ,
cut down ,
damp ,
dampen ,
dampen the spirits ,
darken ,
dash ,
debase ,
debilitate ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deepen ,
deflate ,
deject ,
demit ,
dent ,
depreciate ,
detrude ,
devaluate ,
devalue ,
dig ,
diminish ,
dimple ,
dint ,
discourage ,
dishearten ,
dispirit ,
dive ,
downbear ,
downgrade ,
drill ,
droop ,
dull ,
enervate ,
engrave ,
excavate ,
grieve ,
haul down ,
impress ,
imprint ,
indent ,
knock down ,
lessen ,
let ,
let down ,
lower ,
lower the spirits ,
mine ,
notch ,
oppress ,
pare ,
pit ,
pock ,
pockmark ,
press down ,
press in ,
pull down ,
punch ,
punch in ,
push down ,
recess ,
reduce ,
retrench ,
roll back ,
sadden ,
sap ,
scale down ,
set back ,
set in ,
shorten ,
simplify ,
sink ,
stamp ,
step down ,
take down ,
take from ,
tamp ,
thrust down ,
tune down ,
tunnel ,
upset ,
weaken ,
weigh down ,
weigh heavy upon ,
weigh upon
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