"depresses" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 使沮喪
• 使壓低

Definition

讓某人感到非常悲傷或沮喪，或使某事降低或變得不活躍，比如價格或情緒。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

‘Depresses’ 常用於正式或商業、經濟與醫學場合。如 'depresses the market'（壓低市場）、'depresses mood'（壓抑情緒）。日常生活說難過更多用 'makes me sad'。

Examples

The bad news depresses him.

壞消息讓他**沮喪**。

Rainy weather often depresses my mood.

雨天經常**讓**我心情**低落**。

A weak economy depresses wages.

疲弱的經濟**壓低**工資。

Hearing about disasters on the news really depresses me.

新聞裡聽到災難的消息真的讓我**沮喪**。

The loss of jobs depresses entire communities.

失業**讓**整個社區都**沮喪**。

A high level of competition in the market depresses prices.

市場競爭激烈會**壓低**價格。