depression

noun

1. 抑郁症；精神忧郁
   a medical condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often has physical symptoms such as being unable to sleep, etc.
   1. clinical depression
      临床抑郁症
   2. She suffered from severe depression after losing her job.
      她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。
2. 抑郁；沮丧；消沉
   the state of feeling very sad and without hope
   1. There was a feeling of gloom and depression in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced.
      裁员消息宣布时办公室里一片忧郁和沮丧的气氛。
3. 萧条期；经济衰退；不景气
   a period when there is little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs
   1. The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.
      当时国家处于经济萧条期。
   2. the great Depression of the 1930s
      20世纪30年代的经济大萧条
4. 洼地；凹地；坑
   a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it
   1. Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.
      雨水积在地上的浅坑里。
5. 低气压；气压降低
   a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain

1. N-VAR 抑郁;沮丧;消沉
   Depression is a mental state in which you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant.
   1. Mr Thomas was suffering from depression...
      托马斯先生患有抑郁症。
   2. I slid into a depression and became morbidly fascinated with death.
      我陷入消沉，开始对死亡有种病态的迷恋。
2. N-COUNT 萧条（期）；不景气
   A depression is a time when there is very little economic activity, which causes a lot of unemployment and poverty.
   1. He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
      他永远不会忘记 20 世纪 30 年代经济大萧条时期他所亲眼目睹的困苦情形。
3. N-COUNT 凹陷;凹坑;洼地
   A depression in a surface is an area which is lower than the parts surrounding it.
   1. ...an area pockmarked by rain-filled depressions.
      密布着雨水洼的地区
4. 低气压
   A depression is a mass of air that has a low pressure and that often causes rain.

1. Many theories have been advanced as to why some women suffer from depression
   就一些女性患抑郁症的原因，各种说法纷至沓来。
2. Mr Thomas was suffering from depression
   托马斯先生患有抑郁症。
3. I slid into a depression and became morbidly fascinated with death.
   我陷入消沉，开始对死亡有种病态的迷恋。
4. He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.
   他永远不会忘记20世纪30年代经济大萧条时期他所亲眼目睹的困苦情形。
5. More than once, depression drove him to attempt suicide
   抑郁症使他不止一次地企图自杀。
6. The result later in life may be feelings of emptiness and depression.
   之后对生活产生的影响可能会是空虚感和沮丧感。
7. About one in every 20 people have clinical depression
   大约每20个人中有1个患有临床抑郁症。
8. Women who eat plenty of fresh vegetables are far less likely to suffer anxiety or depression
   吃新鲜蔬菜多的女性患焦虑症或抑郁症的几率要小很多。
9. She continued to have severe stomach cramps, aches, fatigue, and depression
   她仍然患有严重的胃痉挛，感觉疼痛、疲乏、抑郁。
10. Depression can be traced to holding in anger
    抑郁症可以追溯到对愤怒情绪的压抑。
11. I suffered bouts of really hysterical depression.
    我曾患阵发的严重癔病性抑郁症。
12. I slid into a depression.
    我逐渐消沉了。
13. A brisk walk in the fresh air can lift your mood and dissolve a winter depression
    在清新的空气中轻快地散散步，会让你心情愉快，一扫冬日的抑郁。
14. He complained of depression, headaches and malaise.
    他主诉自己情绪低落，头痛且身体不适。
15. A period of depression can be a perfectly natural response to certain aspects of life.
    某段时间感到抑郁可能是对生活某些方面很正常的反应。
16. An observant doctor can often detect depression from expression, posture, and movement.
    善于观察的医生常常能从人的表情、姿势以及动作诊察出抑郁症。
17. You were suffering from a period of obsessive depression after losing your job.
    你正处于失去工作后一段过度焦虑的抑郁期。
18. The movie sees Burton psychoanalysing Firth to cure him of his depression.
    在电影中伯顿对弗思进行了精神分析，想要治愈他的抑郁症。
19. Chronic fatigue is also one of the salient features of depression.
    慢性疲劳也是抑郁症的显著特点之一。
20. I suffered from severe bouts of depression
    我曾患有严重的抑郁症。
21. When the days shorten in winter some people suffer depression.
    冬季天短，有些人会变得抑郁消沉。
22. I have been on sick leave for seven months with depression.
    我因抑郁症休了7个月的病假。
23. She'd sometimes sink into depression
    她有时会陷入忧郁之中。
24. For the first few months after Daniel died, I was in a state of clinical depression
    丹尼尔去世后的最初几个月里，我一直处于临床抑郁症的状态。
25. This school of thought argues that depression is best treated by drugs.
    这一学派主张抑郁症最好用药物治疗。
26. Depression lowers the human ability to cope with disease.
    抑郁症会降低人体对疾病的抵抗力。
27. Foreign currency depreciation is a result of economic depression in the country concerned.
    外汇贬值是有关国家经济不景气的结果。
28. They are fearful of another business depression.
    他们担心会再次发生商业萧条。
29. His spiritual depression came to an end when she kissed him.
    她的亲吻扫除了他精神上的苦闷。

noun

1. pushing down
   1. depression of the space bar on the typewriter

2. sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

3. a sunken or depressed geological formation

   Synonym:    natural depression

4. angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

5. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing
   1. he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud

   Synonym:    impressionimprint

6. a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

   Synonym:    depressive disorderclinical depression

7. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

8. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

   Synonym:    slumpeconomic crisis

9. an air mass of lower pressure
   1. a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow

   Synonym:    low