English Dictionary

depress

/dɪˈpɹɛs/

verb

To press down. / To make depressed, sad or bored. / (economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy. / To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).

She felt depressed after receiving the bad news.

意味（1）

To press down.

Depress the upper lever to start the machine.

意味（2）

To make depressed, sad or bored.

Winter depresses me.

意味（3）

(economics) To cause a depression or a decrease in parts of the economy.

Lower productivity will eventually depress wages.

意味（4）

To bring down or humble; to abase (pride, etc.).

意味（5）

(mathematics) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.