Word · CEFR B1 · Frequency #6842
depressing
/dɪˈpresɪŋ/
adjective
令人沮丧的；使人难过的
核心释义
Causing sadness or low spirits.
- 1.
引起沮丧或悲伤的。
Causing depression or sadness.
- 2.
导致经济活动减少的。
Causing a reduction in economic activity.
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
用法In use
The weather has been so depressing this week with constant rain.
用法提示：depressing 作为形容词，描述天气使人情绪低落。
He found the movie's ending too depressing to watch again.
用法提示：depressing 描述电影结局带来的压抑感。
Losing the game was a depressing experience for the whole team.
用法提示：depressing 修饰 experience，表示令人沮丧的经历。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
想象一下被反复按压（press）的低（de）气压，让人心情沮丧。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
通常用于描述事物或情况
发音与拼写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/).
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
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