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depression/diˈpreʃ(ə)n/n. 1a Med. a pathological state of extreme dejection or melancholy, characterized by a mood of hopelessness and feelings of inadequacy, often with physical symptoms 【医】抑郁(症) (极端沮丧或者忧郁的一种病理状态，其特点是绝望和感觉空虚，常伴有生理症状) b a reduction in vitality, vigour, or spirits (生命力、精力、精神的)衰退；消沉 2a a long period of financial and industrial decline; a slump (长期)萧条；暴跌 b (作 the Depression) (in the UK) the depression of 1929 － 34 (英国)1929 至 1934 年间的经济大萧条 3 Meteorol. a lowering of atmospheric pressure, esp. the centre of a region of minimum pressure or the system of winds round it 【气】(尤指低气压区中心的)低(气)压 4 a sunken place or hollow on a surface 凹陷；洼地 5a a lowering or sinking 降低，下沉 often foll. by 常后跟 of: depression of freezing point 凝固点降低 b pressing down 按下 6 Astron. & Geog. the angular distance of an object below the horizon or a horizontal plane 【天】【地理】俯角(地平线以下的物体的角度距离；与水平面所形成的角度距离)[Middle English from Old French or Latin depressio (as DE-, premere press- ‘press’)] |