devalue

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

Translation

vt. & vi. (使)貶值,降低…的價值
vt. 貶低;輕視
Word Forms
過去分詞devalued
過去式devalued
現在分詞devaluing
第三人稱單數devalues
複數devalues

Phrases & Collocations

devalue currency

貨幣貶值

devalue assets

資產貶值

Example Sentences

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

不公正地貶低任何人的工作都是不公平的。

I resent the way people seem to devalue my achievement.

人們似乎在貶低我的成就,對此我感到憤慨。

the dinar was devalued by 20 per cent.

第納爾貶值20%。

The Cambodian currency was effectively devalued by 25 per cent.

柬埔寨貨幣實際上貶值了25%。

The French government has devalued the franc by 20 percent.

法國政府已將法郎貶值20%。

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

因此,提高低估貨幣的價值和/或降低高估貨幣的價值,最終成爲必然。

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

面對國際儲備的嚴重危機,政府實施了兩次貨幣貶值。

Real-world Examples

They blamed soaring inflation for devalue in the average salaries.

他們認爲,通貨膨脹不斷惡化導致平均工資貶值是該現象的原因。

Source: BBC Listening Collection October 2019

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

所以,是的,它們正在貶值,這可能是正確的。

Source: Connection Magazine

As degrees became universal, they became devalued.

隨着大學學位變得普遍,它們也貶值了。

Source: 2022 Graduate School Entrance Examination English Reading Actual Questions

It devalues Venezuela's bolivar by 96 percent.

貨幣玻利瓦爾匯率貶值96%。

Source: PBS English News

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

她常說我很美,也從不貶低自己。

Source: TEDx

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

這是在另一個層面上貶低他的命令。

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.

因爲當我們都活在自己的世界裏並以爲這就是生活,那我們就是在貶低生活的價值並且變得越來越遲鈍。

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,“貨幣”被貶值了。

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

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

如果我現在想把這個記錄打破,只會讓其貶值。

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.

那時候,市民們對紙幣貶值的恐懼已經平息,美元紙幣隨之誕生。

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

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