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单词 depression
释义
depression
dɪpreʃən diˈprɛʃən dɪˈprɛʃən
Word forms: plural depressions
1 N-VAR 抑郁;沮丧;消沉 Depression is a mental state in which you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant. 抑郁;沮丧;消沉
  • Mr Thomas was suffering from depression.

    托马斯先生患有抑郁症。

  • I slid into a depression and became morbidly fascinated with death.

    我陷入消沉,开始对死亡有种病态的迷恋。

SYN despair, misery, sadness, the dumps [informal]
2 N-COUNT 萧条(期);不景气 A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty. 萧条(期);不景气
  • He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s. [+ of]

    他永远不会忘记 20 世纪 30 年代经济大萧条时期他所亲眼目睹的困苦情形。

SYN recession, slump, economic decline, credit crunch
3 N-COUNT 凹陷;凹坑;洼地 A depression in a surface is an area which is lower than the parts surrounding it. 凹陷;凹坑;洼地
  • ...an area pockmarked by rain-filled depressions.

    密布着雨水洼的地区

SYN hollow, pit, dip, bowl
4 N-COUNT 低气压 A depression is a mass of air that has a low pressure and that often causes rain. 低气压
Quotations
It's a recession when your neighbour loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours Harry S. Truman
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