1、come up

走近;走到跟前

Her cat came up and rubbed itself against their legs.

她的猫跑上前来，在他们腿上蹭来蹭去。

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

他走到我跟前说：“快点，约翰。”

被提及;被讨论

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

在与客人喝餐前酒的时候，有人提到了这个话题。

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。

即将发生;即将到来

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

做好日常规划，这样一旦发生大事，才能够从容不迫。

We do have elections coming up.

我们的确将要进行选举。

(工作)出现空缺;(商品)上市

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

格顿学院设立了一项研究奖学金，我提出申请并且成功获得。

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

这幢房子放盘，两口子才意识到他们的钱差不多刚够买下它。

2、depress

使抑郁;使沮丧;使消沉

I must admit the state of the country depresses me.

我必须承认国家的现状让我倍感沮丧。

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

我知道他太过乐观了，但我不想令他灰心丧气。

降低;减少

The stronger U.S. dollar depressed sales.

美元走强导致销售额下降。