英语词汇depressing的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

depressing /dɪˈpresɪŋ/ adjective making you feel sadnounsa depressing experience Being unemployed is a very depressing experience.a depressing thought “Maybe life will always be like this.” “What a depressing thought!”a depressing prospect (=something that seems likely to be depressing) Working until I’m 70 is rather a depressing prospect.a depressing sight The building was a depressing sight, with water leaking through the roof.a depressing picture (=a depressing idea of what something is like) The latest report paints a depressing picture of Britain.depressing news There was more depressing news about the economy.a depressing place The walls were painted grey and it looked like a depressing place to live.a depressing story He told me a depressing story about a man who died on the subway without anyone even noticing.a depressing conclusion She reached the depressing conclusion that life would never improve.verbsfind sth depressing He found the news very depressing.adverbsvery/really/deeply depressing The article was deeply depressing.phrasessth makes depressing reading (=it is bad and makes you feel depressed when you read it) The crime statistics make depressing reading.sth happens with depressing regularity (=this happens often and it makes you feel depressed) Political scandals are reported with depressing regularity.THESAURUS: depressing grimreality | reminder | news | picture depressing, especially because something unpleasant happens: His films show the grim reality of war and its effect on people’s lives. | The bombings are a grim reminder of the threat of terrorism (=something that makes you remember an unpleasant event or situation). | A police officer told them the grim news about the accident. | The report paints a grim picture of the situation in Burma. gloomynews | picture | prediction | forecast | outlook | prospect | assessment showing that things are not going well and not making you feel hopeful about the future: The news about the economy is always gloomy. | In his book, he paints a gloomy picture of the future of our planet. | People are making gloomy predictions about the future of the company. | Scientists produced a gloomy forecast of the impact of global warming. | The outlook for democracy looks gloomy . | The thought of spending two weeks with him was a gloomy prospect. | The coach gave a gloomy assessment of the team’s chances. bleakpicture | future | prospect | vision | outlook | day if something seems bleak, there is nothing at all to make you feel happy or hopeful. Bleak sounds even more miserable than gloomy: He gives a bleak picture of his lonely life. | The country faced a bleak economic future after the war. | Many people face the bleak prospect of losing their jobs. | The report offers a bleak vision of the future. | He had a very bleak outlook on life. | It was another bleak day for English football fans. draboffice | building | surroundings | existence if something seems drab, there is nothing exciting or interesting about it – used especially about places: I waited for hours in a drab government office. | The town is full of drab concrete factory buildings. | He was tired of his drab surroundings. | She wanted to escape from her drab existence and become an actress. drearyday | life | monotony | routine | tale | place if something seems dreary, there is nothing exciting or interesting about it – used especially about situations that continue for a long time in a boring way: I came home, after another dreary day at the office. | My own life seemed very dreary compared to theirs. | She hated the dreary monotony of her work. | He needed a break from his dreary routine at the post office. | Every day, he would tell me the same dreary tale. | The town is a dreary place in winter, when all the tourists have gone away. disheartening depressing and making you want to give up what you are doing: It was disheartening for fans to see their team lose again. | I found the attitude of some students very disheartening – they didn’t seem to care about their work.THESAURUS: depressing → sad (2)

词组	depressing
释义	depressing /dɪˈpresɪŋ/ adjective making you feel sadnounsa depressing experience Being unemployed is a very depressing experience.a depressing thought “Maybe life will always be like this.” “What a depressing thought!”a depressing prospect (=something that seems likely to be depressing) Working until I’m 70 is rather a depressing prospect.a depressing sight The building was a depressing sight, with water leaking through the roof.a depressing picture (=a depressing idea of what something is like) The latest report paints a depressing picture of Britain.depressing news There was more depressing news about the economy.a depressing place The walls were painted grey and it looked like a depressing place to live.a depressing story He told me a depressing story about a man who died on the subway without anyone even noticing.a depressing conclusion She reached the depressing conclusion that life would never improve.verbsfind sth depressing He found the news very depressing.adverbsvery/really/deeply depressing The article was deeply depressing.phrasessth makes depressing reading (=it is bad and makes you feel depressed when you read it) The crime statistics make depressing reading.sth happens with depressing regularity (=this happens often and it makes you feel depressed) Political scandals are reported with depressing regularity.THESAURUS: depressing grimreality \| reminder \| news \| picture depressing, especially because something unpleasant happens: His films show the grim reality of war and its effect on people’s lives. \| The bombings are a grim reminder of the threat of terrorism (=something that makes you remember an unpleasant event or situation). \| A police officer told them the grim news about the accident. \| The report paints a grim picture of the situation in Burma. gloomynews \| picture \| prediction \| forecast \| outlook \| prospect \| assessment showing that things are not going well and not making you feel hopeful about the future: The news about the economy is always gloomy. \| In his book, he paints a gloomy picture of the future of our planet. \| People are making gloomy predictions about the future of the company. \| Scientists produced a gloomy forecast of the impact of global warming. \| The outlook for democracy looks gloomy . \| The thought of spending two weeks with him was a gloomy prospect. \| The coach gave a gloomy assessment of the team’s chances. bleakpicture \| future \| prospect \| vision \| outlook \| day if something seems bleak, there is nothing at all to make you feel happy or hopeful. Bleak sounds even more miserable than gloomy: He gives a bleak picture of his lonely life. \| The country faced a bleak economic future after the war. \| Many people face the bleak prospect of losing their jobs. \| The report offers a bleak vision of the future. \| He had a very bleak outlook on life. \| It was another bleak day for English football fans. draboffice \| building \| surroundings \| existence if something seems drab, there is nothing exciting or interesting about it – used especially about places: I waited for hours in a drab government office. \| The town is full of drab concrete factory buildings. \| He was tired of his drab surroundings. \| She wanted to escape from her drab existence and become an actress. drearyday \| life \| monotony \| routine \| tale \| place if something seems dreary, there is nothing exciting or interesting about it – used especially about situations that continue for a long time in a boring way: I came home, after another dreary day at the office. \| My own life seemed very dreary compared to theirs. \| She hated the dreary monotony of her work. \| He needed a break from his dreary routine at the post office. \| Every day, he would tell me the same dreary tale. \| The town is a dreary place in winter, when all the tourists have gone away. disheartening depressing and making you want to give up what you are doing: It was disheartening for fans to see their team lose again. \| I found the attitude of some students very disheartening – they didn’t seem to care about their work.THESAURUS: depressing → sad (2)
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