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| /dɪˈpres/ |
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| 1 | if something depresses you , it makes you feel unhappy and disappointed , and makes you want to stop trying to achieve things 使沮丧；使灰心丧气 |
| Losing my job depressed me even further. 失去工作使我更加沮丧。 |
| It depresses me to see all that time being wasted. 看到所有的时间都白白浪费使我灰心丧气。 |
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| 2 | formal to make something such as a price or value go down 降低，减少（价格或价值） |
| Increased production has depressed oil prices. 产量的上升降低了油价。 |
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| 3 | formal to press something down 压下；按下 |
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