depressing

[US]/dɪˈpresɪŋ/
[UK]/dɪ'prɛsɪŋ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. 令人忧愁的,使人沮丧的
adv. 令人忧愁地,使人沮丧地
n. 压抑,郁闷
Word Forms
现在分词depressing

Example Sentences

Laundromat is really depressing.

自助洗衣店真闷。

that thought is too depressing for words.

那想法让人压抑得无法形容。

a week of rainy, depressing weather.

一星期多雨,阴沉的天气

the depressing urban blight that lies to the south of the city.

城市南区令人沮丧的贫民区。

You paint a depressing picture of your childhood!

你把你的童年描绘得很压抑!

the mortgage rate increase will have a depressing effect on the housing market.

抵押贷款利率提高会造成房产市场的萧条。

After the depressing events of the last few months, Mina felt that it was time to put a little joie de vivre back into their lives.

经历了前几个月许多令人沮丧的事情,麦娜觉得现在该小小地享受一下生活了。

Real-world Examples

Well, most things in life are. Sober's depressing.

人生大多如此。清醒让人沮丧。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

It can be very, very depressing.

可能会非常非常令人沮丧。

Source: Science in 60 Seconds - Scientific American October 2022 Collection

I guess calling it a depression was just too depressing.

我猜叫它大萧条实在是太让人沮丧了。

Source: Economic Crash Course

Geez. You've managed to make picking a baby name depressing.

天啊。你给孩子取名字这件事都变得让人抑郁了。

Source: MBTI Personality Types Guide

But I'm not in the mood for anything depressing.

但我对这种压抑类的电影没兴趣。

Source: Past English CET-4 Listening Test Questions (with translations)

In a week it will be something really depressing...Iike a Baby Gap.

再过一个礼拜 就变成婴儿用品连锁店。

Source: Selected Electronic Love Letters

That was depressing. I just bought a pretzel...

真令人沮丧 刚才卖硬面包给我的。

Source: Friends Season 3

All that empty white space is depressing.

空空荡荡的冰箱会让人心情沮丧。

Source: Weight loss and slimming spoken English.

Get the blinds. Open the blinds. This room is depressing.

弄弄窗帘。把窗帘打开,这房间死气沉沉的。

Source: Grey's Anatomy Season 2

Alec sighed heavily, as if this scene were depressing him.

亚历克沉重地叹了口气,好像这一席话令他很沮丧。

Source: Tess of the d'Urbervilles (abridged version)

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