the depressed area

基本解释

Federal aid was granted to the depressed area where unemployment had risen to epidemic proportions.
联邦的补助金被拨到的失业状况普遍流行的萧条地区。
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Fulongquan gas field is situated in transition zone between the massif in southeast of Songliao basin and the center depressed area. It is made up of south and north anticlinal high.
伏龙泉气田位于伏龙泉构造带，后者处于松辽盆地东南部隆起区与中央凹陷的过渡带，由南北两个高点组成。
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This article expounded the difficulty of constructing county library service network in the depressed area, put forward the operation mode and service characteristic of county library service network.
阐述了建设欠发达地区县镇图书馆服务网络的难点、县镇图书馆服务网络的运营模式和服务特色。

He found that, even a decade after the accident, many people in the area are depressed and traumatised, with high rates of alcoholism and other social ills.
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The mine became a divisive issue in the surrounding area, with some members of the community pushing for the mine and the jobs and money it would bring to a depressed area, while others continued to voice concerns about water quality and the lasting effect the mine would have on the region.
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Malmo had long been a depressed area, but is now the fastest-expanding city in the country.
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贫困地区
Accelerating the county economy, especially the development of the depressed area, is very important to both national stabilization and economic prosperity.
加快县域经济的发展，尤其是加快贫困地区县域经济的发展对地方及全国政治稳定、经济繁荣具有重要的作用。