depressing
UK/dɪ'presɪŋ/US/di'presiŋ/
B1
Definitions
adj.
Making you feel sad and without hope
令人沮丧的，令人压抑的
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddepress (press down) + -ing (causing) = 'pressing your mood down' — making you feel low.
Root press still carries 89 more wordsCommon Collocations
- 1.depressing news令人沮丧的消息
- 2.deeply depressing极其压抑
- 3.depressing thought令人沮丧的念头
Example Sentences
- 1.
The news about the layoffs was deeply depressing.
- 2.
It's a depressing thought that nothing has changed.