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

• 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 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。
• Rapid growth in the supply of a national money tends to depreciate that currency in foreign-exchange markets.
  一国货币供应量的迅速增长会促使这种货币在外汇市场上跌价。
• The pound would depreciate.
  英镑将由此贬值。
• If so, the overall real exchange rate of the renminbi is likely to depreciate.
  如果出现这种情况，人民币的总体实际汇率可能下跌。
• The USD has continued to depreciate, as credit problems and economic concerns unfold.
  由于信用和经济问题的暴露，美元持续贬值。
• And we usually depreciate our machinery in ten years, so it still has three-fifths of the original value.
  莫罗：我们这我的设备折旧率一般为十年，所以它还值原来价值的五分之三。
• We should not depreciate the value of justice.
  我们不该低估正义的价值。
• 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。
• Don't depreciate my efforts.
  不要轻视我的努力。