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

• He does know what he sees: a culture that devalues marriage and the traditional family a little more each day.
  他确实知道他所看到的：一个一天天渐进式贬低婚姻价值和传统家庭的文化。
• 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。
• That is why the simplistic view of the Constitution devalues those aspirations, and attacks that confidence, and diminishes us.
  把《宪法》简单化的观点降低了我们的雄心壮志，冲击了我们的自信，使我们变得渺小。
• 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。
• Zimbabwe devalues its currency as part of its battle to tackle its deepening economic crisis.
  辛巴威贬值它的货币当处理它的加深的经济危机的它的战争的一部份。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• It not only excluded the intellectual as an outstanding pioneer in the development of China's economy, science and culture, but also preached obscurantism that devalues the importance of intelligence.
  它不仅排斥知识分子这支先锋力量，阻碍了中国经济和科学文化事业的发展，而且宣扬贬低知识的蒙昧主义价值观。
• World trade conflicts and speculation in international idle funds are the external pressures for Renminbi appreciation, but the deviation of exchange rate from the national economic bases, the real pressure, devalues renminbi.
  日益升级的国际贸易摩擦和国际游资的投机性冲击，只是人民币升值压力的表象，升值的真正压力在于人民币对外币值偏离了国内经济基础，实际价值被低估。