depressing
英 [dɪˈpresɪŋ]
美 [dɪˈpresɪŋ]
adj. 令人抑郁的; 令人沮丧的; 令人消沉的
v. 使抑郁; 使沮丧; 使消沉; 使失去信心; 使萧条; 使不景气; 降低(价格); 减少(工资)
depress的现在分词
现在分词：depressing
Oxford 3000 / Collins.2 / BNC.6842 / COCA.9094
同义词辨析
gloomycheerlessdepressing【导航词义：阴郁的】
gloomyadj. 阴郁的；阴暗的
〔辨析〕
指人因认为情况不会好转而感到沮丧的，也指天气、房间等阴森森的。
〔例证〕
a gloomy day/house/person
阴天/阴森森的房子/忧郁的人
I can tell by his gloomy face that the situation is bad.
从他阴郁的脸上我能看出情况不妙。
阴天/阴森森的房子/忧郁的人
I can tell by his gloomy face that the situation is bad.
从他阴郁的脸上我能看出情况不妙。
cheerlessadj. 沉闷的，阴郁的
〔辨析〕
指天气、地方、时期等令人不快乐的。
〔例证〕
a cheerless day/place
沉闷的一天/阴郁的场所
It is cold and cheerless in the yard with no one there.
院子里冷冷清清，一个人也没有。
沉闷的一天/阴郁的场所
It is cold and cheerless in the yard with no one there.
院子里冷冷清清，一个人也没有。
depressingadj. 令人沮丧的
〔辨析〕
指令人感到非常抑郁及忧愁的。
〔例证〕
The journey was depressing.
旅途令人沮丧。
The economic situation there is depressing.
那里的经济形势令人郁闷。
旅途令人沮丧。
The economic situation there is depressing.
那里的经济形势令人郁闷。
牛津词典
adj.
- 令人抑郁的；令人沮丧的；令人消沉的
making you feel very sad and without enthusiasm- a depressing sight/thought/experience
令人沮丧的景象 / 想法 / 经历 - Looking for a job these days can be very depressing.
如今求职有时会令人非常沮丧。
- a depressing sight/thought/experience
柯林斯词典
- ADJ-GRADED 令人抑郁的;使人沮丧的;让人消沉的
Something that isdepressingmakes you feel sad and disappointed.- Yesterday's unemployment figures were depressing...
昨天的失业数字令人沮丧。 - I'm rather keen to go on holiday in February because I think it's a very dismal, depressing month.
我很想 2 月份去度假，因为我觉得那是一个非常阴沉惨淡、令人抑郁的月份。
- Yesterday's unemployment figures were depressing...
英英释义
adj
- causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
- the economic outlook is depressing
- something cheerless about the room
- a moody and uncheerful person
- an uncheerful place
双语例句
- Living in Bootham these days can be depressing
如今住在布萨姆会让人心情抑郁。 - I find the hopelessness of the situation very depressing.
我发现处境的绝望令人十分沮丧。 - There's nothing more depressing than looking at a rich kid's money line.
没有什么比看着一个富有的孩子的上限更让人丧气了。 - All in all, it appeared that a pretty depressing summer awaited Jones.
总之，等待琼斯的似乎是一个相当令人沮丧的夏天。 - Filth and high prices have combined to make London and other cities depressing places to live in.
污秽和物价上涨使伦敦和其他城市成了令人压抑的地方。 - When will the rain ever stop? how depressing!
雨下个不停，真叫人烦闷。 - Pessimism is depressing to endure and after awhile you will find it dragging down your mood.
要忍受悲观主义令人郁闷，而且过了一会儿，你会发现它在将你的心情拖下去。 - It's depressing to think that you may never work again.
想到你可能永不再工作了，令人感到沮丧。 - I don't watch the news because I find it too depressing.
我不看新闻节目，因为我觉得它太让人沮丧了。 - Alice Munro has a reputation for being a very depressing writer.
艾丽斯·芒罗以文风沉郁闻名。