depress [di5pres]

v.

使沮丧;使跌价;降低

His mother was depressed by the sad news.

这个坏消息使他的母亲意志消沉。

A rise in oil prices depresses the car market.

石油价格的上涨使汽车市场不景气.

近义词synonym

deject v. 使沮丧；使灰心

Why are you so dejected?

你为什么这么沮丧？

discourage v. 使沮丧；使泄气

I'm discouraged by the failure.

我因为失败而沮丧。

reduce v. 降低；减少

We must reduce the cost to get more profit.

我们必须降低成本以获得更多的利润。

反义词 antonym

encourage v. 鼓励，怂恿

You should encourage your students by heart.

你应该由衷地鼓励你的学生。

inspire v. 鼓舞；激励

What you said inspire me.

你的话鼓舞了我。

词性变化 word-activity

depressive adj. 沮丧的，抑郁的；

She's depressive these days.

她这几天很沮丧。  

depression n. 不景气，消沉；

Many stores closed during the depression.

很多商店在不景气时倒闭。   

学习测试---examination

His words _____me a lot.

1. depress ; 2. encourage; 3. depressive;