[VERB 动词]降低…的价值；贬低 To devalue something means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
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They spread tales about her in an attempt to devalue her work...
他们散布一些有关她的流言，企图贬低她的工作。
Wabel's victory was in no way devalued by the absence of series leader Tom Fisher.
瓦贝尔的胜利绝没有因系列赛领先者汤姆·费希尔的缺阵而失色。
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Selling tickets for a devalued championship is becoming increasingly difficult...
含金量打了折扣的锦标赛的门票变得越来越难卖。
She feels devalued because she knows her husband has had affairs.
她觉得自己掉价了，因为她知道丈夫有了外遇。
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[VERB 动词]使(货币)贬值 To devalue the currency of a country means to reduce its value in relation to other currencies.
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India has devalued the Rupee by about eleven per cent...
印度已将卢比贬值了约 11%。
The Pound would be devalued, we were told...
我们被告知英镑将会贬值。
Economic theory suggests that the devalued pound will boost the economy.
经济学理论指出贬值的英镑将会促进经济的发展。
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It will lead to devaluation of a number of European currencies...
这将会造成数种欧洲货币的贬值。
There were massive devaluations of several currencies.
有几种货币大幅贬值。
Oxford
de·value/ˌdiːˈvæljuː; NAmEˌdiːˈvæljuː/verb1[intransitive , transitive ]devalue(sth) (against sth) ( finance 财) to reduce the value of the money of one country when it is exchanged for the money of another country 使（货币）贬值OPP
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2[transitive ]devaluesth to give a lower value to sth, making it seem less important than it really is 降低…的价值；贬低◆Work in the home is often ignored and devalued.家务劳动常常被忽视和贬低。▶de·valu·ationdevaluationdevaluations/ˌdiːˌvæljuˈeɪʃn; NAmEˌdiːˌvæljuˈeɪʃn/noun[countable , uncountable ]◆There has been a further small devaluation against the dollar.兑美元的比值继续小幅下跌。devaluedevaluesdevalueddevaluingde·value/ˌdiːˈvæljuː; NAmEˌdiːˈvæljuː/de·valu·ation/ˌdiːˌvæljuˈeɪʃn; NAmEˌdiːˌvæljuˈeɪʃn/
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devaluede‧val‧ue /diːˈvæljuː/ verb
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1[intransitive, transitive] technical to reduce the value of one country’s money when it is exchanged for another country’s money: Nigeria has just devalued its currency.2[transitive] to make someone or something seem less important or valuable: History has tended to devalue the contributions of women.—devaluation /diːˌvæljuˈeɪʃən/ noun [countable, uncountable]: the devaluation of the pound
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[ˌdi:ˈvælju:]devalued, devaluing, devalues
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贬值(93%)，降低价值(7%)
vt.使贬值；降低…的价值
vi.贬值
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