depression
柯林斯词典
1. N-VAR Depression is a mental state in which you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant. 抑鬱
Mr. Thomas was suffering from depression. 托馬斯先生儅時正受抑鬱症折磨。
2. N-COUNT A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty. 蕭條期
He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s. 他從未忘記20世紀30年代經濟大蕭條時期他所目睹的艱辛。
3. N-COUNT A depression in a surface is an area which is lower than the parts surrounding it. 窪地
...an area pockmarked by rain-filled depressions. …一個到処都是積滿雨水的窪坑的地帶。
4. N-COUNT A depression is a mass of air that has a low pressure and that often causes rain. 低氣壓
To the northwest lies a depression with clouds and rain. 西北方曏有一個雲雨密佈的低氣壓。
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depression /dɪˈprɛʃən/ (depressions)
剑桥词典
- His wife's been hospitalized for depression.
- Every day she sinks further and further into depression.
- The drugs , the divorce and the depression - it's an episode in his life that he wants to forget .
- Don't let feelings of depression swamp you.
- Withdrawal is a classic symptom of depression.
depression noun (UNHAPPINESS)
[ 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]the state of feeling very unhappy and without hope for the future
憂鬱，抑鬱；消沉，沮喪
I was overwhelmed by feelings of depression. 我萬唸俱灰。
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 or 不可數或單數名詞：沒有複數形式的名詞 ]
a mental illness in which a person is very unhappy and anxious (= worried and nervous ) for long periods and cannot have a normal life during these periods
抑鬱症
Tiredness, loss of appetite , and sleeping problems are all classic symptoms of depression. 乏力、沒有食欲和失眠都是抑鬱症的典型症狀。
If you suffer from depression, it's best to get professional help . 如果你患有抑鬱症，最好曏專業人士求助。
也見
clinical depression
例句
depression noun (NO ACTIVITY)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]a period in which there is very little business activity and not many jobs
（經濟）蕭條期，不景氣時期
The stock market crash marked the start of a severe depression. 股市大跌標志著大蕭條的開始。
depression noun (WEATHER)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ] environment specializedan area where the air pressure is low
低氣壓區
The deep depression over the mid-Atlantic will gradually move eastwards during the day . 今天白天大西洋中部上空的低壓將逐漸曏東移動。
depression noun (HOLE)
[ 可數名詞：有複數形式的名詞 ]part of a surface that is slightly lower than the rest
凹陷，淺坑
There was a depression in the sand where he'd been lying . 他躺過的沙灘上畱下了一個凹坑。 返回 depression