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

• Moreover, lightweight parcels of books and CDs command low prices and competition further depresses yields.
  另外，书籍和光盘等重量较轻物品的快递费用较低，同行间的竞争也进一步压缩了利润。
• 11. Rainy weather always depresses me.
  雨天总会使我心情抑郁。
• Many companies are paying out more in debt service charges than they are taking in profits as deflation depresses the prices of the products that they produce.
  许多企业要偿还的债务利息比它们的利润还多，因为通缩压低了它们产品的价格。
• 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。
• Wet weather always depresses me.
  我在阴雨天总是心灰意懒。
• 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。
• The high saving rate depresses the cost of capital, making it cheap to invest in new capacity.
  高储蓄率会压低资本成本，使投资新产能变得廉价。
• Poverty depresses most people; in the case of my father it was otherwise.
  贫穷使大多数人垂头丧气，至于我父亲，却不一样。
• The inflow of foreigners from the new Europe Union accession states makes life cheaper for middle-class taxpayers, but depresses the wages of some workers already here.
  来自欧盟（EU）新成员国的外国人降低了中层纳税人的生活成本，但也压低了已经在英国的部分工人的工资。
• 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。