depression

【发音】

美 /dɪ'prɛʃən/ 英 /dɪ'preʃ(ə)n/

【翻译】

1. n.消沉；不景气萧条期

   英释:a feeling of sadness that makes you think there is no hope for the future

【短语】

1. great depression : 大萧条（美国经济大萧条时期）

2. economic depression : [经]经济萧条

3. postpartum depression : 产后忧郁症，产后抑郁

4. clinical depression : [心理学]临床忧郁症

5. tropical depression : 热带低气压；热带气旋

6. freezing point depression : 冰点降低

7. manic depression : 躁郁症，躁狂抑郁状态

8. chronic depression : 慢性萧条；[医]慢性抑郁

9. depression area : 沉降区

10. prosperity and depression : 繁荣与萧条

11. mental depression : 心理抑郁；精神消沈

12. spreading depression : 扩散性抑制

【例句】

1. Lucy’s mood was one of deep depression.

   露西的情绪极度消沉。

2. the devastating effects of economic depression

   经济萧条的灾难性影响

【真题例句】

1. (2016.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...and contributes to depression and anxiety...

2. (2014.12 • CET6 • 第三套 • 阅读理解)...Then there is the finding we cited in our Science paper of higher divorce and depression rates among a large group of British men who attended single-sex schools as teenagers...

3. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers...

4. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...That these huge declines didn't lead to depression mainly reflects...

5. (2013.6 • CET6 • 第二套 • 阅读理解)...Why didn't the current recession turn into a depression according to Christina Romer...

【同、近义词】

1. n.沮丧；[地理]洼地；[经]不景气；忧愁

   recession/disappointment/

【同根词】

1. adj

   depressed : 沮丧的；萧条的；压低的

   depressing : 压抑的；使人沮丧的

   depressive : 抑郁的；压抑的

   depressible : 可抑压的

2. v

   depressed : 使沮丧；使萧条（depress的过去式和过去分词形式）；压低

3. vt

   depress : 压低；使沮丧；使萧条