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de·pres·sion AW BrE /dɪˈpreʃn/NAmE /dɪˈpreʃn/ noun [U] a medical condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often has physical symptoms such as being unable to sleep, etc. 抑郁症；精神忧郁◆clinical depression 临床抑郁症◆She suffered from severe depression after losing her job. 她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。 anorexia, autism, bipolar disorder, condition, dementia, depression, mentally, paranoia, psychosis, schizophrenia ➡ see also postnatal depression, post-partum depression [U, C] the state of feeling very sad and without hope 抑郁；沮丧；消沉◆There was a feeling of gloom and depression in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced. 裁员消息宣布时办公室里一片忧郁和沮丧的气氛。 [C, U] a period when there is little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs 萧条期；（经济）衰退；不景气◆The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.当时国家处于经济萧条期。◆the great Depression of the 1930s 20 世纪 30 年代的经济大萧条 [C] (formal) a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it 洼地；凹地；坑 SYN hollow ◆Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground. 雨水积在地上的浅坑里。 [C] (specialist) a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain 低气压；气压降低 ➡ compare anticyclone |