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　　depression

　　常考释义

　　1、n.抑郁；沮丧；消沉

　　the state of feeling very sad and without hope

　　例句： There was a feeling of gloom and depression in the office when the news of the job cuts was announced.

　　裁员消息宣布时办公室里一片忧郁和沮丧的气氛。

　　2、 n. 不景气，萧条期

　　a period when there is little economic activity and many people are poor or without job

　　例句：The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.

　　当时国家处于经济萧条期。

　　3、 n. 坑，洼地

　　a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it

　　例句： Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.

　　雨水积在地上的浅坑里。

　　例句

　　1、I am depressed because it’s raining today.

　　今天下雨，我不开心。

　　2、The mayor feels very depressed because of the economic depression.

　　市长感到很沮丧，因为经济不景气。

　　3、The water could collect in flats and depressions.

　　水可以聚集在低处的沼泽和洼地。

　　练习

　　判断下列句子中depression的意思。

　　1、Flats and depressions where water can collect are common features, but they make up only a small part of the landscape.

　　2、The labor movement gathered some momentum in the decade before the Panic of 1837, but in the depression that followed, labor's strength collapsed.

　　3、The thought of taking the exam again depressed him.

　　拓展

　　常见搭配：

　　avoid depression避免萧条

　　experience depression经历萧条

　　练习答案：1.坑、洼地；2.经济萧条；3.使……沮丧

　　以上就是今日的托福词汇解析，希望对大家有所帮助。

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