vt.

1. 使沮喪，使消沉，使心灰意冷
   Rainy weather always depresses me.

   雨天總會使我心情抑鬱。

2. 壓低；壓下
3. 使蕭條
   When business is depressed, there is usually an increase in unemployment.

   商業不景氣，失業率往往會隨之上升。

4. 削弱，抑制；減少
5. 【音】降低（音高）
6. 【廢】鎮壓

v.

1. cause to feel utterly dispirited or dejected.
2. reduce the level of activity in (a system).
3. push or pull down into a lower position.