depression
noun
dɪˈpreʃən
noun
1
a.
a
medical
condition
that
makes
you
very
unhappy
and
anxious
and
often
prevents
you
from
living
a
normal
life
b.
a
feeling
of
sadness
that
makes
you
think
there
is
no
hope
for
the
future
忧伤，沮丧，消沉
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women
who
suffer
from
post-natal
depression
(=that
sometimes
happens
after
the
birth
of
a
baby)
患产后忧郁症的女性
Lucy’s
mood
was
one
of
deep
depression
.
露西的情绪极度消沉。
2
the (Great) Depression
the
period
during
the
1930s
when
there
was
not
much
business
activity
and
not
many
jobs
大萧条〔20 世纪 30 年代经济萧条大量失业的时期〕
3
a
long
period
during
which
there
is
very
little
business
activity
and
a
lot
of
people
do
not
have
jobs
经济萧条期，不景气时期;
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the
devastating
effects
of
economic
depression
经济萧条的惨烈后果
4
a
part
of
a
surface
that
is
lower
than
the
other
parts
洼地，坑
C
depressions
in
the
ground
地面上的坑
5
a
mass
of
air
under
low
pressure,
that
usually
causes
rain
[术语] 低气压
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