1. For milder depressions, certain forms of psychotherapy do work well. 对于比较轻微的抑郁症，某些形式的心理疗法确实很有效。
2. In the last few decades of the 20th century, living standards went up and economic depressions were largely averted in the US. 在20世纪的最后几十年里，美国的生活水平提高了，经济萧条在很大程度上得以避免。
3. It lays its eggs in shallow depressions in the sand with very little protection around them. 它把蛋产在沙中的浅洼地里，周围几乎没有保护措施。
4. When not in use, the fins are tucked into special grooves or depressions so that they lie flush with the body and do not break up its smooth contours. 当鱼不使用鱼鳍时，会将它们折叠起来，收回到特殊的沟槽或者凹陷部位；这样鱼鳍就可以与身体保持齐平，以维持它们平滑的外形。
5. Often the cheapest way to provide irrigation water in the dry tropics is through small-scale projects, such as gathering rainfall in depressions and pumping it to nearby cropland. 在干旱的热带地区，提供灌溉水的最低成本的方法通常是建造小规模的工程。例如，在洼地收集雨水，然后将其抽调至附近的农田。
