devalues

英 [ˌdiːˈvæljuːz]

美 [ˌdiːˈvæljuːz]

v.  使(货币)贬值; 降低…的价值; 贬低
devalue的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• VERB 降低…的价值;贬低
  Todevaluesomething means to cause it to be thought less impressive or less deserving of respect.
  1. 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。
  2. 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。
• VERB 使(货币)贬值
  Todevaluethe currency of a country means to reduce its value in relation to other currencies.
  1. India has devalued the Rupee by about eleven per cent...
     印度已将卢比贬值了约 11%。
  2. The Pound would be devalued, we were told...
     我们被告知英镑将会贬值。
  3. 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。

双语例句

• Inflation of all kinds devalues everything it infects.
  各种形式的膨胀都会让受它影响的所有事物贬值。
• It devalues one's money ever so slightly and encourages buyers to buy products as soon as they can.
  贬低一个人的钱非常轻微，并鼓励买家购买产品，因为他们可以尽快。
• President Nixon devalues the dollar, journeys to Beijing and moscow; the future remains unknown.
  尼克松总统使美元贬值，到北京和莫斯科去旅行；未来还处于未知中。
• Pride devalues the dignity of life, and shame robs the heart of peace.
  骄傲贬低了人性的尊严，羞耻夺去了人内心的平安。
• Further, for many types of studies the removal of identifiers devalues the usefulness of the information and compromises the scope of research.
  更进一步说，对许多类研究来说，标识符的隐匿降低了信息的有用性，并危及到研究的深广度。
• The essence of inflation, after all, is that it devalues everything that it touches.
  总之，头衔膨胀实际上是将其所及的岗位都贬值了。
• But that attitude devalues what young people can bring to the business world: namely, fresh ideas and open viewpoints.
  这种看法其实低估了年轻人对商业界的贡献，即新颖的观点和开放的视角。
• The exchange rates of US dollars to Euro and Japanese Yen has been devalued dramatically since 2003. The exchange rate of RMB refers to US dollar's rate system. So the devaluation of US dollars makes RMB devalues relatively.
  自2003年以来，美元对欧元、日元汇率大幅贬值，而目前中国实行人民币盯住美元的汇率制度，因此，美元的贬值使得人民币对其他货币相对贬值。
• Greece would be better off if it abandons the euro, devalues its new currency, and defaults on its debt.
  如果希腊决定脱离欧元区，让新货币贬值和债务违约，情形将会好一些。
• The risk, of course, is that the forint devalues or depreciates.
  风险当然是福林贬值或跌价。