depresses是什么意思？

depresses

• v. 压下( depress的第三人称单数 )，使愁苦，降低（价格），使跌价；

例句

• The center tramway portion depresses below the roadway elevation. 中间电车道落低到车行道以下.
• A rise in oil prices depresses the car market. 石油价格的上涨使汽车市场不景气.
• Wet weather always depresses me. 阴雨天总使我心情抑郁。
• 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。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉
  If someone or something depresses you, they make you feel sad and disappointed.
  例句
  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。 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 something depresses prices, wages, or figures, it causes them to become less.
  例句
  The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales. 美元走强导致销售额下降。