depress /di'pres/

Meaning

English definition

• (v.) lower someone's spirits; make downhearted
• (v.) lower (prices or markets)
• (v.) lessen the activity or force of

Chinese translation

• vt. 使沮丧, 压低, 降低, 使萧条
• [化] 推下

Word details

Part of speech

verb

Pronunciation

/di'pres/

Syllables

2

Exam levels

CET-4 · CET-6 · Postgraduate exam · TOEFL · IELTS

Frequency

Zipf 2.86 · Rare

Word forms

depressed, depresses, depressing

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Related words

depressed · depression · deprivation · depreciation · deprive · depreciate · deprecate · depredation

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