devalue

[US]/diː'væljuː/
[UK]/ˌdi'vælju/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. & vi. (使)贬值,降低…的价值
vt. 贬低;轻视
Word Forms
过去分词devalued
过去式devalued
现在分词devaluing
第三人称单数devalues
复数devalues

Phrases & Collocations

devalue currency

货币贬值

devalue assets

资产贬值

Example Sentences

It's unfair to devalue anyone's work unjustly.

不公正地贬低任何人的工作都是不公平的。

I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement.

人们似乎在贬低我的成就,对此我感到愤慨。

the dinar was devalued by 20 per cent.

第纳尔贬值20%。

The Cambodian currency was effectively devalued by 25 per cent.

柬埔寨货币实际上贬值了25%。

The French government has devalued the franc by 20 percent.

法国政府已将法郎贬值20%。

Therefore, it will eventually be nece ary to upvalue the undervalued currency and/or to devalue the overvalued one.

因此,提高低估货币的价值和/或降低高估货币的价值,最终成为必然。

In the face of a severe crisis relating to international reserves, the government devalued the currency twice.

面对国际储备的严重危机,政府实施了两次货币贬值。

Real-world Examples

They blamed soaring inflation for devalue in the average salaries.

他们认为,通货膨胀不断恶化导致平均工资贬值是该现象的原因。

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2019

So yes, they are getting devalued and probably rightly so.

所以,是的,它们正在贬值,这可能是正确的。

Source: Connection Magazine

As degrees became universal, they became devalued.

随着大学学位变得普遍,它们也贬值了。

Source: 2022 Graduate School Entrance Examination English Reading Actual Questions

It devalues Venezuela's bolivar by 96 percent.

货币玻利瓦尔汇率贬值96%。

Source: PBS English News

She told me I was beautiful, and she never devalued herself.

她常说我很美,也从不贬低自己。

Source: TEDx

It was on a whole other level on devaluing his orders.

这是在另一个层面上贬低他的命令。

Source: Biography of Famous Historical Figures

Because, hey, if we're all living in ourselves and mistaking it for life, then we're devaluing and desensitizing life.

因为当我们都活在自己的世界里并以为这就是生活,那我们就是在贬低生活的价值并且变得越来越迟钝。

Source: TED Talks (Video Version) Bilingual Selection

But now there's too much carbon, and that " currency" is being devalued.

但目前碳太多了,“货币”被贬值了。

Source: This Month's Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American

It would just devalue the entire thing if I tried to top it now.

如果我现在想把这个记录打破,只会让其贬值。

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2021 Collection

At this point, citizens, old fears of devalued paper currency had calmed, and the dollar bill was born.

那时候,市民们对纸币贬值的恐惧已经平息,美元纸币随之诞生。

Source: CET-6 Listening Past Exam Questions (with Translations)

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