1. | [u] 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. |
clinical depression 临床抑郁症 | |
She suffered from severe depression after losing her job. 她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。 |
2. | [u][c] 抑郁；沮丧；消沉the state of feeling very sad and without hope |
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. | [c][u] 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 |
The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression. 当时国家处于经济萧条期。 | |
the great Depression of the 1930s 20 世纪 30 年代的经济大萧条 |
4. | [c] 洼地；凹地；坑a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it |
Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground. 雨水积在地上的浅坑里。 |
5. | [c] 低气压；气压降低a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain |
