depression

S2 W2

in Vietnamese Cơn trầm cảm, tình trạng suy sụp tinh thần

BrE /dɪˈprɛʃən/ AmE /dɪˈpreʃən/

noun en → vi

1 MENTAL HEALTH [singular] B1

Cơn trầm cảm, tình trạng suy sụp tinh thần

a serious illness that causes extreme sadness, a lack of energy, and a feeling of hopelessness

  • suffer from depression

Collocations clinical depression · postnatal depression

  • She has been suffering from severe depression for several years.

    Cô ấy đã bị trầm cảm nặng trong nhiều năm.

2 ECONOMIC [singular] B2

Thời kỳ suy thoái kinh tế

a period when there is a serious fall in the amount of business and money being spent, causing many people to lose their jobs

  • a period of depression

Collocations economic depression · industrial depression

  • The country is in the grip of a severe economic depression.

    Nước này đang trong thời kỳ suy thoái kinh tế nghiêm trọng.

3 GEOGRAPHY [singular] C1

Địa hình thấp, thung lũng

a low area, especially one between hills or mountains

  • a depression in the ground

Collocations valley depression · mountain depression

  • The river flows through a deep depression between two mountain ranges.

    Con sông chảy qua thung lũng sâu giữa hai dãy núi.

4 ASTRONOMY [singular] C1

Địa hình thấp trên bề mặt hành tinh hoặc vệ tinh

a low area on the surface of a planet or moon, often caused by an impact from space

  • a depression on the surface

Collocations crater depression · surface depression

  • The moon's surface is covered with numerous depressions.

    Bề mặt Mặt Trăng có nhiều địa hình thấp.