depression

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  • n.抑郁；沮丧；洼地；抑郁症
  • Web忧郁症；萧条；消沉
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depression
n.
1.
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抑郁症；精神忧郁a medical condition in which a person feels very sad and anxious and often has physical symptoms such as being unable to sleep, etc.
clinical depression
临床抑郁症
She suffered from severe depression after losing her job.
她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。
2.
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抑郁；沮丧；消沉the state of feeling very sad and without hope
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。
3.
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萧条期；（经济）衰退；不景气a period when there is little economic activity and many people are poor or without jobs
The country was in the grip of (an) economic depression.
当时国家处于经济萧条期。
the great Depression of the 1930s
20 世纪 30 年代的经济大萧条
4.
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洼地；凹地；坑a part of a surface that is lower than the parts around it
Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.
雨水积在地上的浅坑里。
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低气压；气压降低a weather condition in which the pressure of the air becomes lower, often causing rain

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Analysts said he inspires confidence that he can reinvent the bank despite one of the worst economic climates since the Depression.
分析师称即便是在当前最坏的经济环境下，他始终坚信他可以让这家银行获得重生。
fēn xī shī chēng jí biàn shì zài dāng qián zuì huài de jīng jì huán jìng xià , tā shǐ zhōng jiān xìn tā kě yǐ ràng zhè jiā yín háng huò de chóng shēng 。
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After a year all 361 patients had fewer signs of depression but there was no difference between the two groups.
一年之后，所有361位病人都少有抑郁迹象，但是两组之间没有什么区别。
yī nián zhī hòu , suǒ yǒu sān bǎi liù shí yī wèi bìng rén dōu shǎo yǒu yì yù jì xiàng , dàn shì liǎng zǔ zhī jiān méi yǒu shén me qū bié 。
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3.
Depression is often said to be sad mood. It is a psychological state mainly taking the form of low mood.
它是一种以情感低落为主要表现形态的心理状态。
tā shì yī zhǒng yǐ qíng gǎn dī luò wéi zhǔ yào biǎo xiàn xíng tài de xīn lǐ zhuàng tài 。
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Senator Obama wants to raise taxes and restrict trade. The last time America did that in a bad economy it led to the Great Depression.
奥巴马参议员希望增加税收，限制贸易。上次美国在经济困难时期采取这些措施只带来了大萧条。
ào bā mǎ cān yì yuán xī wàng zēng jiā shuì shōu , xiàn zhì mào yì 。 shàng cì měi guó zài jīng jì kùn nan shí qī cǎi qǔ zhè xiē cuò shī zhǐ dài lái le dà xiāo tiáo 。
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Kelly has been working with a therapist and plans to see a psychiatrist about her depression.
凯利正在和一个临场医学家一起努力并计划找个精神病专家来看看她的抑郁症。
kǎi lì zhèng zài hé yī gè lín chǎng yī xué jiā yì qǐ nǔ lì bìng jì huà zhǎo gè jīng shén bìng zhuān jiā lái kàn kan tā de yì yù zhèng 。
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Many scholars believe Lewis took his own life as a result of depression, alcohol abuse, or failing to marry or to publish.
很多学者相信刘易斯是自杀，原因是长期的沮丧、滥用酒精、婚姻和公共形象的失败等等。
hěn duō xué zhě xiāng xìn liú yì sī shì zì shā , yuán yīn shì cháng qī de jǔ sàng 、 làn yòng jiǔ jīng 、 hūn yīn hé gōng gòng xíng xiàng de shī bài děng děng 。
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The seeds of a depression are sown when an extreme over supply of money and credit is allowed to continue for a protracted period of time.
当过度的货币和信用供给被允许持续一段时间的时候，萧条的种子就已经播下。
dāng guò dù de huò bì hé xìn yòng gōng jǐ bèi yǔn xǔ chí xù yí duàn shí jiān de shí hou , xiāo tiáo de zhǒng zi jiù yǐ jīng bō xià 。
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Incapable of fathoming such depravity, the great Titan began to slip into a brooding depression.
由于这个伟大的泰坦无法想象这种堕落，他陷入了痛苦的思索。
yóu yú zhè ge wěi dà de tài tǎn wú fǎ xiǎng xiàng zhè zhǒng duò luò , tā xiàn rù le tòng kǔ de sī suǒ 。
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But one of the most common symptoms is depression. It's often attributed to the mental toll of managing the disease which has no cure.
其中一个最为常见的症状便是抑郁。通常认为这是由于这一无法治愈的疾病使病人心力憔悴所致。
qí zhōng yī gè zuì wéi cháng jiàn de zhèng zhuàng biàn shì yì yù 。 tōng cháng rèn wéi zhè shì yóu yú zhè yī wú fǎ zhì yù de jí bìng shǐ bìng rén xīn lì qiáo cuì suǒ zhì 。
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One of these areas is linked to feelings of sadness, while the other is often active in people suffering from depression.
其中一个区域与悲伤的感觉有关，在罹患忧郁症的人身上另一个区域则经常活跃。
qí zhōng yī gè qū yù yǔ bēi shāng de gǎn jué yǒu guān , zài lí huàn yōu yù zhèng de rén shēn shàng lìng yī gè qū yù zé jīng cháng huó yuè 。
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