depreciate

英 [dɪˈpriːʃieɪt]

美 [dɪˈpriːʃieɪt]

v.  贬值; 跌价; 折旧; 贬低; 轻视

过去分词：depreciated　现在分词：depreciating　过去式：depreciated　第三人称单数：depreciates　复数：depreciates　

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牛津词典

verb

• 贬值；跌价
  to become less valuable over a period of time
  1. New cars start to depreciate as soon as they are on the road.
     新车一上路就开始贬值。
  2. Shares continued to depreciate on the stock markets today.
     今日股市股价继续下跌。
• 折旧
  to reduce the value, as stated in the company's accounts, of a particular asset over a particular period of time
  1. The bank depreciates PCs over a period of five years.
     这家银行把个人计算机分五年折旧。
• 贬低；轻视
  to make sth seem unimportant or of no value
  1. I had no intention of depreciating your contribution.
     我并不想贬低你的贡献。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)(货币等)贬值;（使）跌价
  If something such as a currencydepreciatesor if somethingdepreciatesit, it loses some of its original value.
  1. Countries may also find their currency is depreciating in foreign markets.
     一些国家也可能会发现自己的货币正在国外市场上贬值。
  2. The demand for foreign currency depreciates the real value of local currencies...
     对外汇的需求致使本币的实际价值下跌。
  3. During those five years, the pound depreciated by a quarter...
     在那 5 年里，英镑贬值了 25%。
  4. We think lower German interest rates in due course will allow European currencies to depreciate against the dollar bloc.
     我们认为较低的德国利率到时候将容许欧洲货币相对于美元集团货币发生贬值。

英英释义

verb

• lose in value
  1. The dollar depreciated again
  Synonym:undervaluedevaluatedevalue
• lower the value of something
  1. The Fed depreciated the dollar once again
• belittle
  1. The teacher should not deprecate his student's efforts
  Synonym:deprecatevilipend

双语例句

• But this is not quite right: the euro has plenty of room to depreciate against the currencies of the US and emerging markets.
  但这么说并不完全正确：欧元对美元和新兴市场货币都有很大的贬值空间。
• We have explained that plant assets such as buildings and equipment depreciate because of physical deterioration or obsolescence.
  我们已经解释了建筑物、设备等固定资产因为实物损耗或过时而折旧。
• The yuan was allowed to depreciate slightly against the dollar, making life a little easier for Chinese exporters.
  中国已经允许人民币对美元小幅贬值，这会让中国出口商的日子好过一些。
• The USD continued to depreciate significantly against most major currencies, motivating investors to flee USD dollar assets.
  美元对大部分主要货币的汇率继续大幅度贬值，促使投资者远离美元资产。
• The pound would depreciate.
  英镑将由此贬值。
• Countries may also find their currency is depreciating in foreign markets.
  一些国家也可能会发现自己的货币正在国外市场上贬值。
• Thus the US dollar needs to depreciate against emerging market currencies.
  因此，美元需要对新兴市场货币贬值。
• New cars will depreciate quickly.
  新车很快就会折旧。
• We should also expect that, over the long term, the US dollar will depreciate and China's renminbi will appreciate.
  长期而言，我们也应预料到，美元将不断贬值，人民币则将升值。
• Only when they delinked from the dollar and allowed their currencies to depreciate did deflation subside.
  只有当它们与美元脱钩，并允许其货币贬值时，通货紧缩才消退。