depress
/dɪˈpres/verb
with obj.
1
- make (someone) feel utterly dispirited or dejected使沮丧, 使消沉：
that first day at school depressed me.
上学第一天使我心情沮丧。
1.1
- reduce the level or strength of activity in (something, especially an economic or biological system)使（经济）萧条, 使不景气; 抑制（生物系统）, 压抑：
fear of inflation in America depressed bond markets
对美国通货膨胀的恐惧使证券市场不景气
alcohol depresses the nervous system.
酒精压抑神经系统。
2
- push or pull (something) down into a lower position压低, 拉下：
depress the lever.
按下操作手柄。
派生词
depressible
adjective词源
late Middle English: from Old French depresser, from late Latin depressare, frequentative of deprimere 'press down'.