🔑de·pressAWBrE/dɪˈpres/NAmE/dɪˈpres/verbpresent simple - I / you / we / theydepressBrE/dɪˈpres/NAmE/dɪˈpres/present simple - he / she / itdepressesBrE/dɪˈpresɪz/NAmE/dɪˈpresɪz/past simpledepressedBrE/dɪˈprest/NAmE/dɪˈprest/past participledepressedBrE/dɪˈprest/NAmE/dɪˈprest/ -ing formdepressingBrE/dɪˈpresɪŋ/NAmE/dɪˈpresɪŋ/🔑tomakesbsadandwithoutenthusiasmorhope使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉;使失去信心◆~sbWetweatheralwaysdepressesme. 阴雨天总使我心情抑郁。◆itdepressessbtodosthItdepressesmetoseesomanyyounggirlssmoking. 看到这么多女孩抽烟令我感到很沮丧。~sthtomaketrade, business, etc. lessactive使萧条;使不景气◆Therecessionhasdepressedthehousingmarket. 经济衰退导致住房市场不景气。~sthtomakethevalueofpricesorwageslower降低(价格);减少(工资)◆todepresswages/prices减少工资;降低价格~sth(formal) topressorpushsthdown, especiallypartofamachine按,压,推下(尤指机器部件)◆todepresstheclutchpedal(= whendriving)(开车时)踩离合器踏板