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 pound would depreciate.
  英镑将由此贬值。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• If you buy a new car, it will rapidly depreciate in value.
  如果你买一部新车，它的价值会迅速的贬值。
• 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。
• 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。
• Don't see a loved one, love too much, your love will depreciate.
  不要见一个爱一个，爱得太多，你的爱就要贬值。
• 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。
• 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。