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depress 音標拼音: [dɪpr'ɛs] vt. 使沮喪,使消沉;壓下,壓低;使蕭條,使衰落 使沮喪,使消沈;壓下,壓低;使蕭條,使衰落 depress v 1: lower someone' s spirits; make downhearted; " These news depressed her"; " The bad state of her child' s health demoralizes her" [ synonym: { depress}, { deject}, { cast down}, { get down}, { dismay}, { dispirit}, { demoralize}, { demoralise}] [ ant: { elate}, { intoxicate}, { lift up}, { pick up}, { uplift}] 2: lower ( prices or markets); " The glut of oil depressed gas prices" 3: cause to drop or sink; " The lack of rain had depressed the water level in the reservoir" [ synonym: { lower}, { depress}] 4: press down; " Depress the space key" [ synonym: { press down}, { depress}] 5: lessen the activity or force of; " The rising inflation depressed the economy" Depress \ De* press"\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Depressed}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Depressing}.] [ L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de- premere to press. See { Press}.] 1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower; as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes. " With lips depressed." -- Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were depressed. [ 1913 Webster] 4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as trade, commerce, etc. [ 1913 Webster] 5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to cheapen; to depreciate. [ 1913 Webster] 6. ( Math.) To reduce ( an equation) in a lower degree. [ 1913 Webster] { To depress the pole} ( Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward the equator. Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble; degrade; dispirit; discourage. [ 1913 Webster]
Depress \ De* press"\, a. [ L. depressus, p. p.] Having the middle lower than the border; concave. [ Obs.] [ 1913 Webster] If the seal be depress or hollow. -- Hammond. [ 1913 Webster] 98 Moby Thesaurus words for " depress": abridge, bear down, beat down, bring down, bring low, burden, cast down, cheapen, compress, couch, countersink, curtail, cut, cut back, cut down, damp, dampen, dampen the spirits, darken, dash, debase, debilitate, decrease, deduct, deepen, deflate, deject, demit, dent, depreciate, detrude, devaluate, devalue, dig, diminish, dimple, dint, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, dive, downbear, downgrade, drill, droop, dull, enervate, engrave, excavate, grieve, haul down, impress, imprint, indent, knock down, lessen, let, let down, lower, lower the spirits, mine, notch, oppress, pare, pit, pock, pockmark, press down, press in, pull down, punch, punch in, push down, recess, reduce, retrench, roll back, sadden, sap, scale down, set back, set in, shorten, simplify, sink, stamp, step down, take down, take from, tamp, thrust down, tune down, tunnel, upset, weaken, weigh down, weigh heavy upon, weigh upon
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