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depression

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近义词hard times recession bad paralysis decline

反义词

n. 沮丧；洼地；不景气；忧愁

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复数: depressions;

英英释意

1. a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity

2. a long-term economic state characterized by unemployment and low prices and low levels of trade and investment

3. a sunken or depressed geological formation

4. sad feelings of gloom and inadequacy

5. an air mass of lower pressure; often brings precipitation;: "a low moved in over night bringing sleet and snow"

6. a state of depression and anhedonia so severe as to require clinical intervention

7. a concavity in a surface produced by pressing;: "he left the impression of his fingers in the soft mud"

8. angular distance below the horizon (especially of a celestial object)

9. pushing down;: "depression of the space bar on the typewriter"

英文词源

depression (n.): late 14c. as a term in astronomy, from Old French depression (14c.) or directly from Latin depressionem (nominative depressio), noun of action from past participle stem of deprimere "to press down, depress" (see depress).

Attested from 1650s in the literal sense; meaning "dejection, depression of spirits" is from early 15c. (as a clinical term in psychology, from 1905); meteorological sense is from 1881 (in reference to barometric pressure); meaning "a lowering or reduction in economic activity" was in use by 1826; given a specific application (with capital D-) by 1934 to the one that began worldwide in 1929. For "melancholy, depression" an Old English word was grevoushede.

同义词辨析

despair, desperation, depression, disappointment

这些名词都有"绝望，沮丧"之意。

despair：普通用词，指因灾难等因素而丧失希望和信心，陷入沮丧，绝望的境地。

desperation：语气强烈，指因绝望而使人采取无所顾忌的疯狂行动。

depression：侧重指因遭受重大失利或挫折而产生的低落情绪。

disappointment：多指愿望或期望的落空。

考试真题

They were less likely to report symptoms of depression than those in the other facilities, for instance, and less likely to be bored or lonely.

Anxiety and depression more often than not cut short one's life span.

When Jonathan Swift proposed, in 1729, that the people of Ireland eat their children, he insisted it would solve three problems at once: feed the hungry masses, reduce the population during a severe depression, and stimulate the restaurant business.

If the Great Depression is any guide, we may see a drop in our sky high divorce rate.

In the long run, the Depression weakened American families, and the current crisis will probably do the same

We tend to think of the Depression as a time when families pulled together to survive huge job losses, By 1932.

In the Great Depression many unhappy couples close to stick together because

For example, social contact can boost development of the brain and immune system, leading to better health and less chance of depression later in life.

Online programs to fight depression are already commercially available.

Participants were balanced across the three groups for age, sex, educational background, severity and duration of depression, and use of antidepressant.

The study looked at computer-assisted cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) and found that it was no more effective in treating depression than the usual care patients receive from a primary care doctor.

There are many things that can cause confusion and memory loss, including health problems like temporary stoppage of breathing during sleep, high blood pressure, or depression, as well as medications like antidepressants.

Traditional CBT is considered an effective form of talk therapy for depression, helping people challenge negative thoughts and change the way they think in order to change their mood and behaviors.

I've been looking at what self-proclaimed experts were saying about unemployment during the Great Depression; it was almost identical to what Very Serious People are saying now.

They suffer from depression without showing any symptoms.

They are almost as liable to depression as the high-risk group.

The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group.

Teenagers at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide often wear their troubles like a neon ( ' , 霓虹灯 ) sign.

Depression and anxiety are the most common symptoms of mental problems.

But the invisible group wasn't far behind the high-risk set, with more than 13% of them exhibiting depression.

99 Occupational stress increases the risk of heart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging process, decreases longevity, and contributes to depression and anxiety, among numerous other negative health outcomes.

What distinguishes a depression from a harsh recession is paralyzing fear - fear of the unknown so great that it causes consumers, businesses, and investors to retreat and panic.

A shattering loss of confidence inspires behavior that overwhelms the normal self-correcting mechanisms that usually prevent a recession from becoming deep and prolonged: a depression

Thus traumatized (受到创伤) the economy might have gone into a free fall ending in depression.

That these huge declines didn't lead to depression mainly reflects, as Romer argues, countermeasures taken by the government

Government's failure to perform this role in the early 1930s transformed recession into depression.

Why do consumers, businesses and investors retreat and panic in times of depression

Why didn't the current recession turn into a depression according to Christina Romer?

Despite bottoming out in 1933, the Depression didn't end until World War II.

Its severity is no match for the Great Depression of

Two world wars and a Great Depression rocked the confidence of many people that scientific expertise alone could create a prosperous and ordered world.

People who lack close friends have greater levels of anxiety and depression than people who are close to others.

Beyond revealing population-wide patterns, the right combination of data and analysis can also help individuals identify unique characteristics of their own behavior, including conditions that could indicate the need for some form of intervention-such as

I've been looking at what self-proclaimed experts were saying about unemployment during the Great Depression; It was almost identical to what Very Serious People are saying now.

Occupational stress increases the risk of heart attack and diabetes, accelerates the aging process, decreases longevity, and contributes to depression and anxiety, among numerous other negative health outcomes.

Teenagers at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide often wear their troubles like a neon sign.

The group that scored high on all nine of the risk behaviors was most likely to show symptoms of depression; in all, nearly 15% of this group reported being depressed, compared with just 4% of the low-risk group.

Studies show that people who volunteer are less likely to develop depression than people who don't.

But to win over these young workers, manufacturers have to clear another major hurdle: parents, who lived through the worst US economic downturn since the Great Depression, telling them to avoid the factory.

During the Depression and the war, Americans had learned to live with less, and that restraint, in combination with the postwar confidence in the future, made small, efficient housing positively stylish.

One Gallup poll found that 20 percent of Americans who have been unemployed for at least a year report having depression, double the rate for working Americans.

实用场景例句

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

Rainwater collects in shallow depressions on the ground.: 雨水积在地上的浅坑里。

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。

She suffered from severe depression after losing her job.: 她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。

clinical depression: 临床抑郁症

Mr Thomas was suffering from depression...: 托马斯先生患有抑郁症。

I slid into a depression and became morbidly fascinated with death.: 我陷入消沉，开始对死亡有种病态的迷恋。

He never forgot the hardships he witnessed during the Great Depression of the 1930s.: 他永远不会忘记 20 世纪 30 年代经济大萧条时期他所亲眼目睹的困苦情形。

...an area pockmarked by rain-filled depressions.: 密布着雨水洼的地区

The defendants have no title.: 被告一方无所有权.

A period of acute depression can sometimes follow childbirth.: 分娩之后可能会有一段时间的急性抑郁期.

She is disposed to sudden bouts of depression.: 她动不动就会突然抑郁症发作.

The depression left his business high and dry.: 不景气使他的生意陷入困境.

This tonic will work miracles for your depression.: 这种补药对治疗你的忧郁症十分有效.

Business depression usually causes misery among the working class.: 商业不景气常使工薪阶层受苦.

His spiritual depression came to an end when she kissed him.: 她的亲吻扫除了他精神上的苦闷.

They are fearful of another business depression.: 他们担心会再次发生商业萧条.

During a depression money circulates slowly.: 在商业萧条时期,货币流通滞缓.

There was a depression in the carpet where the lamp had stood.: 地毯上放过落地灯的地方有个凹痕.

The economic depression hits shipbuilding industry badly.: 经济萧条使造船业蒙受严重损失.

She suffered from severe depression after losing her job.: 她失业后患了严重的抑郁症。

Her moods oscillated between depression and elation.: 她的情绪时而抑郁，时而亢奋。

Look out for symptoms of depression.: 留心看有无抑郁症状。

The movie sees Burton psychoanalysing Firth to cure him of his depression.: 在电影中伯顿对弗思进行了精神分析，想要治愈他的抑郁症。

Lack of exercise can lead to feelings of depression and exhaustion.: 缺乏锻炼会导致抑郁和疲劳。

A period of depression can be a perfectly natural response to certain aspects of life.: 某段时间感到抑郁可能是对生活某些方面很正常的反应。

Depression may be expressed physically too.: 抑郁症也会表现在身体状况上。

Did you notice any unusual depression or dullness of mind?: 你有没有觉察到抑郁、反应迟钝等反常现象？

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