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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

depression

英  [dɪˈpreʃən]
    

[NOUN]

    NOUN. 名词

  • depressions

    1. [C, U 有变体名词] 抑郁

    Depression is a mental state in which you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything.

    近义词

    despair , melancholy

    双语例句

    例：

    Mr Thomas was suffering from depression.

    托马斯先生当时患有抑郁症。

    例：

    Any prolonged or severe depression should receive professional treatment.

    任何长期或严重的抑郁症都应接受专业治疗。

    2. [C 可数名词] 萧条期

    A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.

    近义词

    slump , downturn , recession

    反义词

    recovery

    双语例句

    例：

    He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.

    他从未忘记20世纪30年代经济大萧条时期他所目睹的艰辛。

    3. [C 可数名词] 洼地

    A depression in a surface is an area which is lower than the parts surrounding it.

    近义词

    hollow

    双语例句

    例：

    an area pockmarked by rain-filled depressions.

    一个到处都是雨水洼的地区。

    4. [C 可数名词] 低气压

    A depression is a mass of air that has a low pressure and that often causes rain.

    近义词

    low

    双语例句

    例：

    To the northwest lies a depression with clouds and rain.

    西北方向有一个云雨密布的低气压。

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