| 释义 |
de·press /dɪˈpres/
vt.
1. 使抑郁，使沮丧，使消沉
That movie depressed me. 那部电影看得我心情抑郁。
2. 按下，压下；使低下，放低
depress the button of a tape recorder 揿下磁带录音机的按钮
depress the muzzle of a gun 把炮口放低
3. 使不景气，使萧条
Trade was depressed by the rise in oil prices. 油价上涨使贸易不景气。
4. 削弱，抑制
depress the central nervous system 抑制中枢神经系统
5. 减少，降低
depress the incomes of French farmers 减少法国农民的收入
depress coal output 降低煤产量
The thermometer was depressed to fifteen below. 温度表降到零下15度。
6. 【音】降低(音高)
7. 〈废〉镇压；征服；压制
[<OFr depresser < L dēprimere to press down < premere to press] |