1N-VAR 抑郁;沮丧;消沉Depression is a mental state in which you are sad and feel that you cannot enjoy anything, because your situation is so difficult and unpleasant. 抑郁;沮丧;消沉
Mr Thomas was suffering from depression.
托马斯先生患有抑郁症。
I slid into a depression and became morbidly fascinated with death.
1unhappiness/mental illness愁苦;精神病ADJECTIVE | ... OF DEPRESSION | VERB + DEPRESSION | DEPRESSION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤serious, severe嚴重的消沉➤black, deep極度的抑鬱;深深的沮喪◇moments of deep depression深感沮喪的時刻➤acute, chronic急性/慢性抑鬱▸➤mild, minor輕度/輕微抑鬱➤moderate中度抑鬱▸➤clinical臨牀抑鬱症▸➤manic躁狂抑鬱症▸➤post-natal, post-partum (NAmE) 產後抑鬱症... OF DEPRESSION➤bout, fit, period抑鬱症發作;一段時間的抑鬱◇The actor says he suffers frequent bouts of depression.那位演員說他經常出現抑鬱情緒。◇In a fit of depression, she threw away all her books.她一時抑鬱,扔掉了自己所有的書。◇A period of acute depression can sometimes follow childbirth.分娩之後可能會有一段時間的急性抑鬱期。VERB + DEPRESSION➤develop, fall into, go into, succumb to發展為抑鬱症;陷入抑鬱;進入抑鬱狀態;受抑鬱症折磨◇She fell into a black depression and refused to leave her room.她變得極度抑鬱,拒絕離開自己的房間。➤experience, have, suffer, suffer from患抑鬱症◇She was diagnosed as having clinical depression.她被診斷患有臨牀抑鬱症。➤be treated for接受抑鬱症治療◇His wife had left him and he was being treated for depression.妻子離開了他,他正接受抑鬱症治療。➤come out of, get over, overcome從抑鬱症中恢復過來;克服沮喪情緒◇She was gradually coming out of her depression.她正逐漸從抑鬱症中恢復過來。➤cause, lead to, trigger引起/導致/誘發抑鬱症◇Bereavement can often lead to depression.喪失親人常會引發抑鬱症。➤alleviate, reduce, relieve, treat減輕/緩和/緩解/治療抑鬱症◇a new drug used to treat depression用於治療抑鬱症的新藥➤prevent預防抑鬱症DEPRESSION + VERB➤deepen抑鬱症加深▸➤lift抑鬱症消除◇Her depression has lifted now.她的抑鬱症現在痊瘉了。➤affect sb抑鬱症影響某人◇Depression affects a surprising number of people.受抑鬱症困擾者人數驚人。➤occur抑鬱症發生PREPOSITION➤in depression在抑鬱狀況中◇He may have killed himself in depression.他可能是在抑鬱的狀態中自殺的。➤with depression患有抑鬱症◇He's been off work for months with depression.他患有抑鬱症,已經幾個月沒有工作了。PHRASES➤the depths of depression深度的抑鬱◇I was in the depths of depression after receiving my exam results.拿到考試結果我沮喪極了。➤feelings of depression沮喪的感覺▸➤the onset of depression抑鬱症的發作◇The onset of depression often follows a traumatic event.抑鬱症發作常常是在造成心理創傷的事件之後。➤a state of depression抑鬱狀態◇He was in a state of acute depression.他急性抑鬱症正在發作。➤symptoms of depression抑鬱症症狀➤treatment for depression抑鬱症治療◇She had been receiving medical treatment for depression.她一直在接受抑鬱症治療。➡ topic at illnessdepression
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2period of reduced economic activity經濟蕭條期ADJECTIVE | VERB + DEPRESSION | DEPRESSION + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASESADJECTIVE➤great, major, serious, severe大蕭條;嚴重的蕭條▸➤worldwide世界範圍的蕭條▸➤economic經濟蕭條◇The country is experiencing a severe economic depression.該國正在經歷嚴重的經濟蕭條。VERB + DEPRESSION➤be in the grip of, experience處於蕭條狀態;經歷蕭條▸➤go into陷入蕭條◇The market has gone into depression.市場陷入了蕭條期。➤face面臨蕭條DEPRESSION + VERB➤deepen蕭條加劇◇The depression seems to be deepening.蕭條狀況看來正在加劇。PREPOSITION➤during a/the depression, in a/the depression在經濟蕭條期間◇Many people lost their jobs in the great depression of the 1930s.20 世紀 30 年代的大蕭條時期有很多人失業。PHRASES➤the depths of a depression極蕭條的時期▸➤a period of depression蕭條期◇periods of severe economic depression數個經濟大蕭條時期depression
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3hollow part in the surface of sth凹陷ADJECTIVE | PREPOSITIONADJECTIVE➤shallow, slight, small淺坑;略微下陷;微小的凹陷▸➤deep深坑PREPOSITION➤depression in, depression on⋯裏的/⋯上的凹陷◇The photos show a shallow depression on the planet's surface.照片顯示行星表面有一處淺淺的凹陷。