depresses

英 [dɪˈpresɪz]

美 [dɪˈpresɪz]

v.  使抑郁; 使沮丧; 使消沉; 使失去信心; 使萧条; 使不景气; 降低(价格); 减少(工资)
depress的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉
  If someone or somethingdepressesyou, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
  1. I must admit the state of the country depresses me...
     我必须承认国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。
  2. I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him.
     我知道他太过乐观了，但我不想令他灰心丧气。
• VERB 降低;减少
  If somethingdepressesprices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.
  1. The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.
     美元走强导致销售额下降。

双语例句

• It depresses me to see all that time being wasted.
  看到所有的时间都白白浪费使我灰心丧气。
• I must admit the state of the country depresses me
  我必须承认国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。
• If the praise of man elates me and his blame depresses me;
  若人的称赞叫我得意，人的责备叫我沮丧；
• State ownership depresses consumption demand.
  国家所有权抑制了消费需求。
• A rise in oil prices depresses the car market.
  油价上涨导致汽车市场不景气。
• The rainy season always depresses me.
  雨季总使我沮丧。
• A sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep.
  减少中枢神经系统的活动并且降低忧虑引起镇静促进睡觉的药。
• His central argument is that ageing depresses asset prices.
  他的中心论点是：人口的老龄化压低了房产的价格。
• On the other hand, it depresses the euro, which makes US exports less competitive in a crucial market.
  另一方面，它将压低欧元汇率，降低美国出口商品在一个关键市场上的竞争力。
• Poverty depresses most people; in the case of my father it was otherwise.
  贫穷使大多数人垂头丧气，至于我父亲，却不一样。