depressing

/dɪˈpresɪŋ/ adjective
标准词条 CET-4
一句话记住

令人沮丧的；压抑的

释义与例句

adjective 令人沮丧的；压抑的
causing someone to feel unhappy and without hope for the future
  1. The news about the factory closure was deeply depressing.
    关于工厂倒闭的消息令人深感沮丧。
  2. It is depressing to see so much food wasted every day.
    每天看到这么多食物被浪费，真让人心情沉重。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. He lived in a small, depressing room with no windows.
    他住在一间没有窗户、令人压抑的小房间里。

词源与构词

记忆钩子 de-(向下) + press(压) + -ing → 把心情往下压的 → 令人沮丧的

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • depress 使沮丧；使萧条
    动词原形
  • depression 沮丧；抑郁症；萧条
    名词
  • depressed 沮丧的；萧条的
    形容词
同义词
  • disheartening 令人灰心的
    强调使人失去信心或热情
    The poor test results were disheartening for the teacher. 糟糕的考试成绩让老师感到灰心。
  • gloomy 阴沉的；令人沮丧的
    可形容天气或前景令人压抑
    The future looked gloomy after the recession. 经济衰退后，前景看起来很黯淡。
反义词
  • encouraging 令人鼓舞的
    强调带来希望和信心
    The early sales figures were very encouraging. 初期的销售数字非常令人鼓舞。
常见搭配
  • a depressing experience 一次令人沮丧的经历
    Visiting the abandoned hospital was a depressing experience. 参观那座废弃医院是一次令人沮丧的经历。
  • depressing news 令人沮丧的消息
    She broke down when she heard the depressing news. 听到那个令人沮丧的消息，她崩溃了。
  • deeply depressing 极其令人沮丧的
    It is deeply depressing to think about the damage caused. 想到所造成的破坏，令人极其沮丧。