depressing
US
UK depressing adj: (saddening)
SC 让人沮丧的 ràng rén jǔ sàng de
SC 使人消沉的 ràng rén jǔ sàng de ，shǐ rén xiāo chén de
I find three successive days of rain a bit depressing.
一连三天下雨，让我感到有点消沉。
depress [sb] vtr: (make sad)
SC 使压抑 shǐ yā yì
TC 使壓抑
TC 使壓抑
SC 使消沉 shǐ yā yì，shǐ xiāo chén
SC 使沮丧 shǐ yā yì，shǐ jǔ sàng
TC 使沮喪
TC 使沮喪
The news of Karen's illness depressed me.
depress [sth] vtr: (push down)
SC 按下 àn xià
SC 压下 àn xià，yā xià
Ben depressed the button and the machine came to life.
depress [sth] vtr: (slow: economics) (经济)
SC 使萧条 shǐ xiāo tiáo
TC 使蕭條
TC 使蕭條
SC 使不景气 shǐ xiāo tiáo ，shǐ bù jǐng qì
Low-paid jobs and zero-hours contracts are depressing our economy.