depression
noun
uk/dɪˈpreʃ.ən/us/dɪˈpreʃ.ən/depressionnoun(UNHAPPINESS)
B2[U]
thestateoffeelingveryunhappyand withouthopefor thefuture:
忧郁,抑郁;消沉,沮丧I wasoverwhelmedbyfeelingsof depression.我万念俱灰。
B2[CorU]
amentalillnessin which apersonis veryunhappyandanxious(=worriedandnervous)forlongperiodsand cannot have anormallifeduring theseperiods:
抑郁症Tiredness,lossofappetite, andsleepingproblemsare allclassicsymptomsof depression.乏力、没有食欲和失眠都是抑郁症的典型症状。
If yousufferfromdepression, it'sbestto getprofessionalhelp.如果你患有抑郁症,最好向专业人士求助。
See also
clinical depression
- His wife's beenhospitalizedfor depression.
- Everydayshesinksfurtherandfurtherinto depression.
- Thedrugs, thedivorceand the depression - it's anepisodein hislifethat hewantstoforget.
- Don'tletfeelingsof depressionswampyou.
- Withdrawal is aclassicsymptomof depression.
Sadness and regret
- aw
- be/weigh onyourconscienceidiom
- bitter
- black dog
- breastbeating
- cry
- distress
- feel badidiom
- gloominess
- glumness
- groan
- guilt
- melancholia
- regretful
- regretfully
- remorse
- remorseful
- remorsefully
- repentant
- wretchedness
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Mental illnesses
depressionnoun(NO ACTIVITY)
C2[C]
aperiodin which there is very littlebusinessactivityand not manyjobs:
(经济)萧条期,不景气时期Thestockmarketcrashmarkedthestartof aseveredepression.股市大跌标志着大萧条的开始。
Economics
- accommodative
- anti-economic
- anti-inflation
- anti-inflationary
- anti-recession
- Chancellor of the Exchequer
- double-dip
- GDP
- go-go
- hyperinflation
- inflation
- monetarist
- monetization
- monetize
- neoliberal
- non-economist
- protectionism
- retrenchment
- the public purse
- upturn
depressionnoun(WEATHER)
[C]environmentspecialized
anareawhere theairpressureislow:
低气压区Thedeepdepressionoverthe mid-Atlantic willgraduallymoveeastwardsduring theday.今天白天大西洋中部上空的低压将逐渐向东移动。
Describing bad weather
- bleak
- bleakly
- bleakness
- break
- dreich
- fickle
- fickleness
- gray
- grey
- greyness
- inclement
- overcast
- rough
- threatening
- treacherous
- unseasonable
- unseasonably
- unseasonal
- unseasonally
- wuthering
depressionnoun(HOLE)
[C]
partof asurfacethat isslightlylowerthan therest:
凹陷,浅坑There was a depression in thesandwhere he'd beenlying.他躺过的沙滩上留下了一个凹坑。
Holes, hollows and dips
- anti-crack
- aperture
- blistered
- chink
- cranny
- cratering
- escape hatch
- gouge
- hollow
- imprint
- intake
- interstice
- leak
- leaky
- nook
- nooks and cranniesidiom
- piercing
- pinprick
- shaft
- void