Word · Frequency #9471
depressed
使沮丧；使消沉
depressed is the past of depress.
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- 1.
To press down.
向下按压
- 2.
To make depressed, sad or bored.
使沮丧、悲伤或无聊
- 3.
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
导致经济部分的萧条或下降
- 4.
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
降低或谦卑；贬低(自豪等)
- 5.
To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
将方程式降到较低的程度
压低；降低；使萧条；减弱；向下按压；使沮丧、悲伤或无聊；导致经济部分的萧条或下降
In use
The rainy weather always depresses me.
She was deeply depressed by the failure of her project.
Don't let one bad grade depress you.
depress sb
The gloomy weather depresses me.
阴沉的天气让我沮丧。
depress sth
指降低或减少
The new tax policy depresses consumer spending.
新税收政策抑制了消费支出。
be depressed by sth
He was depressed by the test results.
他因考试结果而沮丧。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- depress someone
- 使某人沮丧
- The gloomy weather depressed her.阴沉的天气使她沮丧。
- depress the economy
- 使经济萧条
- The recession depressed the economy.经济衰退使经济萧条。
- depress prices
- 压低价格
- Increased supply depressed prices.供应增加压低了价格。
- depress demand
- 降低需求
- Higher taxes depressed demand for luxury goods.更高的税收降低了对奢侈品的需求。
Synonyms
- sadden
- 使悲伤 · 比depress更强调暂时的悲伤，而非长期抑郁
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想：'de低' + 'press压' = 压低情绪，使人沮丧。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：emotional states、mental health depress 表示‘使沮丧’时，语气中性，在日常生活和书面语中都很常见，没有明显正式或非正式倾向。
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words rhyme with 'depress' as they share the stressed syllable /prɛs/. Be careful with words like 'access' (/ˈæksɛs/) which have a different vowel sound despite a similar spelling ending.
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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