Depressing Meaning in English
word · lemma: depress
/dɪˈpɹɛsɪŋ/
di-PRES-ing
/dɪpɹˈɛsɪŋ/
di-PRES-ing
释义
If something is depressing, it makes you feel sad, discouraged, or without hope. It can describe news, situations, places, or thoughts that bring your mood down.
用法与细微差别
Common with things like 'a depressing movie', 'depressing news', or 'a depressing place'. It usually describes the effect on your mood, not clinical depression. For people, 'depressed' is more common than 'depressing' unless the person causes that feeling.
Spanish: deprimente - desalentadorPortuguese (BR): deprimente - desanimadorPortuguese (PT): deprimente - desanimadorChinese (Simplified): 令人沮丧的 - 压抑的Chinese (Traditional): 令人沮喪的 - 壓抑的Hindi: उदास करने वाला - निराशाजनकArabic: مُحبِط - كئيبBengali: বিষণ্নকর - মন খারাপ করাRussian: угнетающий - подавляющийJapanese: 憂うつな - 気がめいるVietnamese: gây chán nản - làm thất vọngKorean: 우울한 - 암울한Turkish: moral bozucu - iç karartıcıUrdu: مایوس کن - اداس کنIndonesian: membuat sedih - menyedihkan
例句
The weather is depressing today.
basic
That movie was really depressing.
basic
The empty streets looked depressing at night.
basic
It’s depressing to see so many stores closed down.
natural
All this bad news is getting pretty depressing.
natural
I had to stop reading the comments—they were too depressing.
natural