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to make somebody sad and without enthusiasm or hope 使抑郁；使沮丧；使消沉；使失去信心 - depress something
to make trade, business, etc. less active 使萧条；使不景气 - depress something
to make the value of prices or wages lower 降低（价格）；减少（工资） to depress wages/prices 减少工资；降低价格
- depress something (formal)
to press or push something down, especially part of a machine 按，压，推下（尤指机器部件） to depress the clutch pedal (= when driving) （开车时）踩离合器踏板
Word Originlate Middle English: from Old French depresser, from late Latin depressare, frequentative of deprimere ‘press down’.