詞彙 depress 在中文的含義

depress 在英語中是什麼意思？與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

depress

US /dɪˈpres/

UK /dɪˈpres/

使沮喪, 使抑鬱

make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected

範例:

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The gloomy weather always depresses her.

陰沉的天氣總是讓她感到沮喪。

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News of the layoffs depressed the entire team.

裁員的消息讓整個團隊感到沮喪。

同義詞:

sadden discourage dishearten demoralize dispirit

按下, 壓低

push or pull (something) down to a lower position

範例:

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You need to depress the lever to open the gate.

你需要按下槓桿才能打開大門。

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The heavy snow depressed the branches of the trees.

大雪壓低了樹枝。

同義詞:

press down push down lower force down

抑制, 壓低

reduce the level of activity in (something, especially an economy)

範例:

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High interest rates can depress economic growth.

高利率會抑制經濟增長。

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A lack of demand will depress prices.

需求不足會壓低價格。

同義詞:

curb restrain slow down reduce lower

在 Lingoland 學習這個單詞