depressing
[di'presiŋ]
a. 抑压, 沉闷, 沉

1. His pessimism has the effect of depressing everyone.
   悲情绪感染情绪低落.
2. Into all the depressing details; suffice it to say that the whole affair was an utter disaster.
   那些受，句够，整件惨祸。
3. A machine designed to product print-like text on paper or similar material as a result of an operator manually depressing keys consecutively on a keyboard.
   种器，操连续按动键盘键，纸似材似印刷正文。

depressing
[ adj ]
causing sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy
<adj.all>
the economic outlook is depressingsomething cheerless about the room
a moody and uncheerful person
an uncheerful place




Depress \De*press"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Depressed}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Depressing}.] [L. depressus, p. p. of deprimere; de-
+ premere to press. See {Press}.]
1. To press down; to cause to sink; to let fall; to lower;
as, to depress the muzzle of a gun; to depress the eyes.
``With lips depressed.'' --Tennyson.

2. To bring down or humble; to abase, as pride.

3. To cast a gloom upon; to sadden; as, his spirits were
depressed.

4. To lessen the activity of; to make dull; embarrass, as
trade, commerce, etc.

5. To lessen in price; to cause to decline in value; to
cheapen; to depreciate.

6. (Math.) To reduce (an equation) in a lower degree.

{To depress the pole} (Naut.), to cause the sidereal pole to
appear lower or nearer the horizon, as by sailing toward
the equator.

Syn: To sink; lower; abase; cast down; deject; humble;
degrade; dispirit; discourage.