音标：[di'preʃәn]
n. 不景气, 消沉, 沮丧, 洼地
【医】 抑郁[症], 阻抑, 压低, 凹, 窝, 衰退, 俯角
【经】 不景气, 营业萧条
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depression的短语、例句：

depression n 1 [U] being depressed; low spirits 忧愁; 沮丧; 消沉
He committed suicide during a fit of depression. 他一时想不开, 自杀了. 2 [C] hollow sunken place in the surface of sth, esp the ground; dip 凹陷处; （尤指）洼地, 坑
depressions on the face of the moon 月球表面的凹陷处
The soldiers hid from the enemy in a slight depression. 士兵们隐藏在低洼处, 躲过了敌人. 3 [C] period when there is little economic activity, and usu poverty and unemployment 经济萧条期. 4 [C] (a) (winds caused by a) lowering of atmospheric pressure 气压降低（形成的气流）. (b) area where this happens 低气压区
a depression over Iceland 冰岛上空的低气压区. Cf 参看 anticyclone.