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depressed

🇬🇧 UK/dɪ'prest/🇺🇸 US/di'prest/
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Definitions

adj.

Feeling very unhappy or suffering from clinical depression; (of an economy or area) suffering from recession or hardship.

沮丧的;患抑郁症的;(经济)萧条的

🧩 Root Breakdown

Root-derived
dedown, away, reversal
+
presspress, squeeze
+
edpast tense / completed
=depressed

Common Collocations

  • 1.clinically depressed临床抑郁
  • 2.depressed area经济萧条地区

Example Sentences

  • 1.

    The depressed economic indicators showed declining consumer confidence across sectors.

  • 2.

    After losing his job, he felt increasingly depressed and isolated from society.

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