出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第335页(237字)
【词性】:vt.
【释义】:
①压下:depress a typewriter key把打字机键压下.②压抑,压低(声音等).③使抑郁,使沮丧.④使不景气,使衰落,使萧条:When business is depressed in the capitalist countries,there is usually an increase in unemployment.资本主义国家当商业萧条时,失业通常是上升的.⑤使跌价.