1、come up

走近;走到跟前

Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.

她的貓跑上前來，在他們腿上蹭來蹭去。

He came up to me and said: 'Come on, John.'

他走到我跟前說：“快點，約翰?！?/p>

被提及;被討論

The subject came up during a pre-dinner drink with our guests.

在與客人喝餐前酒的時候，有人提到了這個話題。

Jeane Kirkpatrick's name has come up a lot.

珍妮·柯克帕特里克的名字被多次提到。

即將發生;即將到來

Plan your activities so that you are rested and refreshed when something important is coming up.

做好日常規劃，這樣一旦發生大事，才能夠從容不迫。

We do have elections coming up.

我們的確將要進行選舉。

(工作)出現空缺;(商品)上市

A research fellowship came up at Girton and I applied for it and got it.

格頓學院設立了一項研究獎學金，我提出申請并且成功獲得。

The house came up for sale and the couple realised they could just about afford it.

這幢房子放盤，兩口子才意識到他們的錢差不多剛夠買下它。

2、depress

使抑郁;使沮喪;使消沉

I must admit the state of the country depresses me.

我必須承認國家的現狀讓我倍感沮喪。

I know he is too optimistic but I don't want to depress him.

我知道他太過樂觀了，但我不想令他灰心喪氣。

降低;減少

The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.

美元走強導致銷售額下降。