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

• 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。
• New cars will depreciate quickly.
  新车很快就会折旧。
• In the short term, the US Dollar could continue to depreciate against the Sterling and Euro, but these currencies look increasingly expensive on valuation terms.
  在短期内，美元对英镑和欧元可能继续贬值，但这些货币的估值越来越贵。
• 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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The pound would depreciate.
  英镑将由此贬值。
• It is no necessary that we make RMB depreciate in order to improve trade balance only.
  贸易收支应力求中长期的平衡，目前没有必要单纯为改善贸易收支状况而使人民币贬值。