(of a person) in a state of general unhappiness or despondency (人)沮丧的,消沉的 ■(of a person) suffering from clinical depression (人)患抑郁症的 ■(of a place or economic activity) suffering the damaging effects of a lack of demand or employment (地方,经济活动)萧条的,衰退的 depressed areas. 萧条地区。 ■(of an object or part of an object) in a physically lower position, having been pushed or forced down (物体或其部分)凹陷的;被压下的;被按下的;下陷的 a depressed fracture of the skull. 头骨凹陷骨折。