depresses

英 [dɪˈpresɪz]

美 [dɪˈpresɪz]

v.  使抑郁; 使沮丧; 使消沉; 使失去信心; 使萧条; 使不景气; 降低(价格); 减少(工资)
depress的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉
  If someone or somethingdepressesyou, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
  1. I must admit the state of the country depresses me...
     我必须承认国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。
  2. I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him.
     我知道他太过乐观了，但我不想令他灰心丧气。
• VERB 降低;减少
  If somethingdepressesprices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.
  1. The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.
     美元走强导致销售额下降。

双语例句

• Reality depresses me. I need to find fantasy world and escape in them.
  现实真让人沮丧。我想找一个神奇的世界，然后逃离这里。
• His central argument is that ageing depresses asset prices.
  他的中心论点是：人口的老龄化压低了房产的价格。
• Cerebral lymphatic blockage depresses cerebral perfusion pressure and the reactivity of basilar artery to acetylcholine after experimental subarachnoid hemorrhage
  脑淋巴引流阻滞降低实验性蛛网膜下腔出血后脑灌注压和基底动脉对乙酰胆碱的反应性
• Financial crises are ultimately deflationary because they create a rise in the demand for cash that depresses aggregate demand at a time when substantial excess capacity exists.
  金融危机最终都会导致通缩，因为它们造成了现金需求量上升，在存在大量过剩产能的情况下，压低了总体需求。
• A rise in oil prices depresses the car market.
  油价上涨导致汽车市场不景气。
• If the praise of man elates me and his blame depresses me;
  若人的称赞叫我得意，人的责备叫我沮丧；
• The engine is restarted as soon as the driver depresses the clutch pedal to select a gear.
  司机踩下离合器踏板，发动机是立刻重新启动，以选择一个齿轮。
• 11. Rainy weather always depresses me.
  雨天总会使我心情抑郁。
• When the driver depresses the pedal the fluid is forced out to each slave cylinder and operates their pistons.
  当驾驶员将踏板踏下去时，液体被压出流向各辅助缸，推动各辅助缸的活塞。
• A sedative that depresses activity of the central nervous system and reduces anxiety and induces sleep.
  减少中枢神经系统的活动并且降低忧虑引起镇静促进睡觉的药。