Word · Frequency #9471
depresses
使沮丧；使消沉
depresses is the third person singular of depress.
核心释义
lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
- 1.
向下按压
To press down.
- 2.
使沮丧、悲伤或无聊
To make depressed, sad or bored.
- 3.
导致经济部分的萧条或下降
To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.
- 4.
降低或谦卑；贬低(自豪等)
To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).
- 5.
将方程式降到较低的程度
To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.
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
用法In use
The rainy weather always depresses me.
用法提示：此处 depress 是及物动词，意为“使沮丧”，宾语是人。
She was deeply depressed by the failure of her project.
用法提示：depressed 是过去分词，用于被动语态，表示“被弄得心情低落”。
Don't let one bad grade depress you.
用法提示：depress 在祈使句中作及物动词，宾语为 you，表示“使…消沉”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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。
近义词Synonyms
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：'de低' + 'press压' = 压低情绪，使人沮丧。
语境与语域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。
发音与拼写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.
高价值词汇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。
用法优先级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。
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