| 单词 | depress |
| 释义 | depress /di'pres; di'prts/ vt [VP6A] 1 press, push or pull down: 压下; 推卞; 拉下： to ~ a lever/ the keys of a piano. 魅下杠榨(钢琴键)。 t—ed 'classes, classes of people who are prevented from rising, or unable to rise, socially or economically, eg by a rigid caste system. 受压迫的阶级; 下层阶级之人民(社会或经济地位不能提高之人，如因受严格的阶级制度所限制者)。 2 make sad, low in spirits: 使愁苦; 使沮丧： Wet weather always ~es her. 雨天值匝她愁苦。 The newspapers are full of ~ing news nowadays, eg of war, crime, natural disasters, rising prices. 报纸如今充满了令人忧愁的消息(例如战争，犯罪，天灾，物价上涨)。 3 make less active; cause (prices) to be lower: 使不活泼; 使跌价; 使萧条： When business is ~ed there is usually an increase in unemployment. 当商业萧条时，通常失业就会增加。 i ~ed 'area, part of a country where industry is ~ed (with consequent poverty and unemployment).! 商业萧条(结果造成贫穷和失业)的地区。 |
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