| [/dɪˈpreʃn; dɪˋprɛʃən/] n 用法:
1 [U] being depressed; low spirits 忧愁; 沮丧; 消沉:
He committed suicide during a fit of depression. 他一时想不开, 自杀了. 用法:
2 [C] hollow sunken place in the surface of sth, esp the ground; dip 凹陷处; （尤指）洼地, 坑:
depressions on the face of the moon 月球表面的凹陷处 *
The soldiers hid from the enemy in a slight depression. 士兵们隐藏在低洼处, 躲过了敌人. 用法:
3 [C] period when there is little economic activity, and usu poverty and unemployment 经济萧条期. 用法:
4 [C] (a) (winds caused by a) lowering of atmospheric pressure 气压降低（形成的气流）.
(b) area where this happens 低气压区:
a depression over Iceland 冰岛上空的低气压区. Cf 参看 anticyclone. |