1. 使抑郁;使沮喪;使消沉 If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
e.g. I must admit the state of the country depresses me... 我必須承認國家的現狀讓我倍感沮喪。 e.g. I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him. 我知道他太過(guò)樂(lè )觀(guān)了，但我不想令他灰心喪氣。
2. 降低;減少 If something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.
e.g. The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales. 美元走強導致銷(xiāo)售額下降。
depress英英釋義
verb
1. lessen the activity or force of
e.g. The rising inflation depressed the economy
2. press down
e.g. Depress the space key
Synonym: press down
3. cause to drop or sink
e.g. The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir
Synonym: lower
4. lower someone's spirits make downhearted
e.g. These news depressed her The bad state of her child's health demoralizes her