1
depress sb
The gloomy weather depresses me.
阴沉的天气让我沮丧。
使沮丧；使消沉
depressed — past of depress
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使沮丧；使消沉
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
The gloomy weather depresses me.
阴沉的天气让我沮丧。
向下按压
To press down.
使沮丧、悲伤或无聊
To make depressed, sad or bored.
导致经济部分的萧条或下降
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
降低或谦卑；贬低(自豪等)
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
depress
Base
原形
depresses
3rd person
第三人称单数
depressing
-ing
现在分词
depressed
Past
过去式
depressed
Past participle
过去分词
Bad news depresses me.
坏消息让我沮丧。
The recession depressed the economy.
经济衰退使经济萧条。
She has been depressed since losing her job.
她失业后一直情绪低落。
规则变化，过去式与过去分词加-ed
The rainy weather always depresses me.
阴雨天气总是让我感到沮丧。
She was deeply depressed by the failure of her project.
项目的失败让她深感沮丧。
Don't let one bad grade depress you.
别让一次坏成绩使你灰心。
The gloomy weather depresses me.
阴沉的天气让我沮丧。
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。
He was depressed by the test results.
他因考试结果而沮丧。
Not this
I feel depress.
Use this
I feel depressed.
误将动词原形当形容词使用。'depress' 是及物动词，表示'使沮丧'，而描述人的感受时应使用其过去分词 'depressed' 作为形容词。
Not this
The news depressed me down.
Use this
The news depressed me.
冗余错误：'depress' 本身已包含'使低落'之意，无需再添加 'down'，中文直译'使...沮丧'时可能误导添加多余副词。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
使某人沮丧
The gloomy weather depressed her.
阴沉的天气使她沮丧。
使经济萧条
The recession depressed the economy.
经济衰退使经济萧条。
压低价格
Increased supply depressed prices.
供应增加压低了价格。
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。
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联想：'de低' + 'press压' = 压低情绪，使人沮丧。
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。
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.
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