de·press/dɪ`prɛs; dɪˈpres/ v [T] 1 to make someone feel very sad or not hopeful about the future 使沮丧，使消沉: I can't watch the news anymore — it depresses me too much. 我不能再看新闻报道了，太让我感到沮丧了。 2 to reduce the amount or value of something 减少〔数量〕; 降低〔价格〕: The bad weather has depressed sales. 天气不好使销售额下降了。