Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6842
depressing
令人沮丧的；使人难过的
Causing sadness or low spirits.
- 1.
Causing depression or sadness.
引起沮丧或悲伤的。
- 2.
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
导致经济活动减少的。
导致经济萧条的；使经济低迷的；引起沮丧或悲伤的。；导致经济活动减少的。；抑压的；沉闷的
In use
The weather has been so depressing this week with constant rain.
He found the movie's ending too depressing to watch again.
Losing the game was a depressing experience for the whole team.
be depressing
用于描述令人沮丧的状态或情况。
The weather has been depressing all week.
整个星期的天气都令人郁闷。
depressing + noun
直接修饰名词，表示令人沮丧的。
We heard the depressing news about the layoffs.
我们听到了关于裁员的令人沮丧的消息。
find it depressing + to do sth
用形式宾语it，后接不定式。
Connections
Collocations
- depressing experience
- 令人沮丧的经历
- The whole trip turned out to be a depressing experience.整个旅行最终成了一次令人沮丧的经历。
- depressing news
- 令人沮丧的消息
- We received some depressing news about the company's future.我们收到了关于公司未来的一些令人沮丧的消息。
- depressing atmosphere
- 压抑的气氛
- The room had a depressing atmosphere that made everyone feel sad.房间里有一种压抑的气氛，让每个人都感到悲伤。
- depressing thought
- 令人沮丧的想法
- The thought of working there for another year was depressing.想到还要在那里工作一年，就令人沮丧。
- depressing place
- 令人沮丧的地方
- The abandoned factory was a depressing place to visit.那个废弃的工厂是个令人沮丧的地方。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
想象一下被反复按压（press）的低（de）气压，让人心情沮丧。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：weather、news、conversation 该词在描述天气、新闻或日常交谈时均适用，属于中性偏正式但口语也常见的形容词。
Grammar Note
通常用于描述事物或情况
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the -essing ending and are perfect rhymes with 'depressing' (all have the same stressed vowel /ɛ/ and following /sɪŋ/).
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 2，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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