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    depress

    US /dɪˈprɛs/

    ・

    UK /dɪ'pres/

    B2
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo make someone feel sad or miserable
    Please don't depress me with your sad stories
    v.t.Transitive VerbTo push something down
    You need to depress the button to start the machine

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    What is Art for?

    05:53What is Art for?
    • Like putting on a sad piece of music, sombre works of art don't have to depress us... rather they can give us the welcome feeling that pain is part of the human condition.

      Like putting on a sad piece of music, sombre works of art don't have to depress us... rather they can give us the welcome feeling that pain is part of the human condition.

    B1

    How does raising interest rates control inflation? | The Economist

    08:14How does raising interest rates control inflation? | The Economist
    • ...and generally depress economic activity

      ...and generally depress economic activity

    B1

    Story time! 7 phrasal verbs for Business English

    09:14Story time! 7 phrasal verbs for Business English
    • And at me... that means to, like, to depress or to demoralize someone.

      And at me... that means to, like, to depress or to demoralize someone.

    • And that means to, like, to depress or to demoralize someone.

      And that means to, like, to depress or to demoralize someone.

    A2

    The Dark Knight - Batman interrogates the Joker - french and english subtitles

    04:17The Dark Knight - Batman interrogates the Joker - french and english subtitles
    • Does it depress you, commissioner?

      Does it depress you, commissioner?

    • Does it depress you, Commissioner, to know just how alone you really are?

      Does it depress you, Commissioner, to know just how alone you really are?

    B1

    BREAKING: BOMBSHELL poll result SHOCKS THE NATION

    09:58BREAKING: BOMBSHELL poll result SHOCKS THE NATION
    • So that they can depress turnout on the left.

      So that they can depress turnout on the left.

    • So that they can depress turnout on the left.

      So that they can depress turnout on the left.

    B1

    Every Calisthenics Skill to Learn in Order for your First Year

    16:05Every Calisthenics Skill to Learn in Order for your First Year
    • Set up for this exercise by learning how to depress your scapula, which means pushing down so your shoulder blades are being drawn down as well.

      Set up for this exercise by learning how to depress your scapula, which means pushing down so your shoulder blades are being drawn down as well.

    • Set up for this exercise by learning how to depress your scapula, which means pushing down so your shoulder blades are being drawn down as well.

      Set up for this exercise by learning how to depress your scapula, which means pushing down so your shoulder blades are being drawn down as well.

    B1

    Doomscrolling: Why do we do it? - 6 Minute English

    06:21Doomscrolling: Why do we do it? - 6 Minute English
    • Reading bad news from around the world can depress us,

      Reading bad news from around the world can depress us,

    • around the world can depress us,

      around the world can depress us,

    A2

    What is an Existential Crisis?

    05:05What is an Existential Crisis?
    • This can all sound perilous and dispiriting, yet the existential philosophers don't mean to depress us.

      This can all sound perilous and dispiriting, yet the existential philosophers don't mean to depress us.

    • Yet the existential philosophers don't mean to depress us.

      Yet the existential philosophers don't mean to depress us.

    B1

    1. Course introduction

    46:041. Course introduction
    • Now, I say this not so much to depress the hell out of you, but, A, partly to warn you, and, B, to make it clear that I believe that it's a skill.

      Now, I say this not so much to depress the hell out of you, but, A, partly to warn you, and, B, to make it clear that I believe that it's a skill.

    • depress the hell out of you, but (a) partly to warn you,

      depress the hell out of you, but (a) partly to warn you,

    A2

    Honest Trailers - Man of Steel

    04:37Honest Trailers - Man of Steel
    • Prepare for a mopey, violent reboot guaranteed to depress adults and frighten small children, where one of America's greatest icons, Superman, is played by this Englishman with the acting range of a crumpet.

      Prepare for a mopey, violent reboot guaranteed to depress adults and frighten small children, where one of America's greatest icons, Superman, is played by this Englishman with the acting range of a crumpet.

    • guaranteed to depress adults and frighten small children.

      guaranteed to depress adults and frighten small children.

    B2